9.0% ▲ +12.3%
Lower than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.0%
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 9.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Maitland · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Maitland
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Maitland than in most similar areas. This is a community with very deep local roots, where 87.2% of the population was born in Australia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 41.8% and 44.8% of the population respectively. Scottish and Irish roots are also prominent, each accounting for around 10% of residents.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 9.0% of people here were born overseas, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3%. While this is much lower than most areas, the proportion of overseas-born residents has risen slightly by 1.0 percentage point since 2011.
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 Maitland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/106021114/maitland/topic/ancestry-heritage