13.9% ▼ -5.2%
Lower than 53% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: 14.6%
- 2016: 13.7%
- 2021: 13.9%
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 steady share of overseas-born residents has defined Inner Regional Australia, with 13.9% born abroad in 2021. This figure has barely changed since 2011. Most people here claim English or Australian ancestry, reflecting a strong connection to traditional roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 45.9%, followed by Australian at 40.0% and German at 12.7%. Scottish and Irish roots are also prominent, at 9.8% and 8.1% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of people born overseas is 13.9%, which is far below the national figure of 27.7%. While 80.3% were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are England at 6.7% and New Zealand at 0.8%.
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/RA41/inner-regional-australia/topic/ancestry-heritage