13.5% ▲ +9.2%
Lower than 55% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 13.5%
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.
A huge 80% of people in Inner Regional Australia were born here, making it far less diverse than the national average. Most residents claim English or Australian ancestry. While the proportion of overseas-born residents has ticked up slightly to 13.5%, the area remains dominated by traditional British and Irish roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 41.5%, followed closely by Australian at 39.2%. Irish, Scottish, and German ancestries also make up a significant part of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 13.5% of people were born overseas, which is far below the national figure of 27.7%. This overseas-born group grew slightly from 12.4% in 2011, with the most common birthplaces being England, New Zealand, and the Philippines.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Inner Regional Australia
Cite this page
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/RA31/inner-regional-australia/topic/ancestry-heritage