7.5% ▼ -6.1%
Lower than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.0%
- 2016: 7.0%
- 2021: 7.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Maitland - North · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Maitland - North
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 - North than in most similar areas. Only 7.5% of the population was born outside Australia, a figure that has barely changed since 2011.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Most residents claim English (46.1%) or Australian (44.8%) ancestry. Other common roots include Irish (13.4%) and Scottish (12.1%) heritage.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The 7.5% of people born overseas is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3% and the national figure of 27.7%. While 89.6% were born in Australia, the next most common birthplaces are England (2.6%) and New Zealand (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 Maitland - North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/106021116/maitland-north/topic/ancestry-heritage