15.0% ▲ +9.5%
Higher than 54% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: 13.7%
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 15.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Outer Regional Australia · Remoteness Area
Ancestry & Birthplace in Outer Regional Australia
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Around the middle for its level, Outer Regional Australia is a place where 15% of people were born overseas. The population is mostly of English and Australian ancestry, though overseas birth rates have grown slightly over the last decade.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 36.2% and 35.5% of the population. Irish ancestry is also notable at 10.6%, followed by Scottish and German roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 15% of people were born overseas, which is far below the national figure of 27.7%. This has risen slightly from 13.7% in 2011, with the most common birthplaces being Australia, England, and New Zealand.
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 Outer Regional Australia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ra/RA32/outer-regional-australia/topic/ancestry-heritage