10.7% ▲ +13.9%
Lower than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.4%
- 2016: 9.8%
- 2021: 10.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Maclean - Yamba - Iluka · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Maclean - Yamba - Iluka
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Only 10.7% of people in Maclean - Yamba - Iluka were born overseas, which is far below the national figure. This makes the region one of the most Australian-born areas in the state, with a very strong connection to British and Irish roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries are English at 44.7% and Australian at 39.2%, followed by Scottish (13.8%) and Irish (13.7%).
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Far fewer people were born overseas here than in most other areas, sitting at 10.7% compared to the 27.7% national average. While this figure rose 1.3 points since 2011, the vast majority of residents (82.4%) were born in Australia.
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 Maclean - Yamba - Iluka [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/104011082/maclean-yamba-iluka/topic/ancestry-heritage