11.5% ▲ +11.8%
Lower than 69% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: 10.3%
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 11.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Inner Regional Australia · Remoteness Area
Ancestry & Birthplace in Inner Regional Australia
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common in Inner Regional Australia, where 41.5% of people claim these roots. This area has a very strong connection to British and Irish heritage, though the proportion of people born overseas remains far below the national figure.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most frequent, making up 41.5% and 40% of the population. Irish (13.3%) and Scottish (11.9%) roots are also common.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 11.5% of people were born overseas, which is far below the Australian figure of 27.7%. While this is lower than most areas, the proportion of overseas-born residents rose 1.2 points since 2011.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in Inner Regional Australia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ra/RA21/inner-regional-australia/topic/ancestry-heritage