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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.

Much fewer people were born overseas in Inner Regional Australia than in most other similar areas. Only 8.7% of residents were born abroad, a figure that is far below the national average of 27.7%.

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📍 Inner Regional Australia, Remoteness Area

Where Inner Regional Australia sits — People born overseas

8.7% ▼ -37.2%

All remoteness area areas, 2021. The marker is Inner Regional Australia — lower than 83% of areas.

Inner Regional Australia8.7%
Australia 27.7%

Ancestry

The ancestries people most identify with.

The most common ancestries are Australian at 46.2% and English at 38.7%, followed by Scottish (14.2%), Irish (13.9%), and German (4.3%).

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In Inner Regional Australia, the largest group is Australian at 37%, followed by English (31%) and Scottish (11%).

Australian 46.2% English 38.7% Scottish 14.2% Irish 13.9% German 4.3% Dutch 3.6% Chinese 1.2% Italian 1.2% Indian 0.4% Greek 0.4%

Country of birth

Australia and the largest overseas communities.

The proportion of overseas-born residents has fallen 5.2 percentage points since 2011 to reach 8.7%, which is much lower than most similar areas. Most people were born in Australia (83.2%), with England being the most common overseas birthplace at 2.8%.

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8.7% ▼ -37.2%

Lower than 83% of remoteness area areas.

Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).

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In Inner Regional Australia, Australia is the majority at 95%; England is next at 3%.

Australia 83.2% England 2.8% New Zealand 0.7% South Africa 0.7%

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/RA81/inner-regional-australia/topic/ancestry-heritage