14.6% —
Lower than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Port Macquarie - East · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Port Macquarie - East
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A strong preference for traditional roots defines Port Macquarie - East, where the vast majority of residents identify with English or Australian ancestry. The area remains much less diverse in its origins than the rest of the country, with over 80% of people born in Australia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 45.1% and 39.3% of the population. Irish, Scottish and German roots are also notable, appearing in 15.2%, 12.4% and 4.3% of residents respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 14.6% of people here were born overseas, a figure far below both the New South Wales (29.3%) and national (27.7%) figures. Most of these residents come from England (4.3%) and New Zealand (1.6%), while 80.8% 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 Port Macquarie - East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/108041619/port-macquarie-east/topic/ancestry-heritage