8.9% ▲ +23.0%
Lower than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.2%
- 2016: 8.4%
- 2021: 8.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Muswellbrook · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Muswellbrook
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A far lower share of people were born overseas in Muswellbrook compared to the rest of the state and country. Only 8.9% of residents were born outside Australia, which is far below the national figure of 27.7%. This makes the area much less diverse in birthplaces than most other regions.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Most residents claim Australian (44.2%) or English (38.2%) ancestry, followed by Irish at 9.0% and Scottish at 8.5%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of people born overseas has risen slightly since 2011, moving from 7.2% to 8.9%. While 84.7% were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are New Zealand, England, the Philippines, and India.
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 Muswellbrook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/106041126/muswellbrook/topic/ancestry-heritage