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Port Macquarie Surrounds · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Ancestry & Birthplace in Port Macquarie Surrounds

Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.

Australian ancestry is the most common background for those in Port Macquarie Surrounds, making up 44.2% of the population. This is a region with very few overseas-born residents compared to the rest of the country.

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📍 Port Macquarie Surrounds, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Port Macquarie Surrounds sits — People born overseas

8.6% ▼ -9.0%

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Port Macquarie Surrounds — lower than 90% of areas.

Port Macquarie Surrounds8.6%
2446, NSW 8.0%
New South Wales 29.3%
Australia 27.7%

Ancestry

The ancestries people most identify with.

English ancestry is almost as common as Australian at 43.4%, followed by Irish at 12.4% and Scottish at 10.8%. German ancestry accounts for 4.4% of the population.

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Port Macquarie Surrounds splits fairly evenly between Australian (37%) and English (36%), with Irish at 10%.

Australian 44.2% English 43.4% Irish 12.4% Scottish 10.8% German 4.4% Italian 1.5% Dutch 1.4% Chinese 0.6% Filipino 0.4% Greek 0.3%

Country of birth

Australia and the largest overseas communities.

Only 8.6% of people here were born overseas, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3% and the national figure of 27.7%. This proportion has fallen slightly since 2011, and the vast majority of residents (83.2%) were born in Australia.

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8.6% ▼ -9.0%

Lower than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

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

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In Port Macquarie Surrounds, Australia is the majority at 95%; England is next at 3%.

Australia 83.2% England 2.5% New Zealand 1.3% South Africa 0.3% Philippines 0.2% Italy 0.1% China 0.1%

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 Port Macquarie Surrounds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/108041165/port-macquarie-surrounds/topic/ancestry-heritage