12.0% ▲ +12.7%
Lower than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.7%
- 2016: 10.6%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Ballina Surrounds · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Ballina Surrounds
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A small rise in overseas-born residents has shifted the makeup of Ballina Surrounds since 2011. This area remains overwhelmingly Australian-born, though nearly half of the population claims English ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 45.3%, followed closely by Australian at 41.1%. Other significant ancestral roots include Irish (13.9%) and Scottish (12.3%).
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 12.0% of people here were born overseas, which is far below the New South Wales and national figures. This proportion rose slightly from 10.7% in 2011, with 82.9% of the population 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 Ballina Surrounds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/112011237/ballina-surrounds/topic/ancestry-heritage