20.2% ▲ +36.1%
Lower than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 14.9%
- 2016: 15.9%
- 2021: 20.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Mittagong · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Mittagong
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Deeply rooted European heritage shapes daily life in Mittagong, where most residents claim English, Australian, or Irish ancestry. While the community remains predominantly Australian-born, the proportion of people moving here from overseas has risen steadily over the last decade.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 42.3%, followed by Australian (37.1%), Irish (13.3%), and Scottish (12.4%) roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 20.2% of people in Mittagong were born overseas, a figure that has risen 5.4 percentage points since 2011. This is well below the New South Wales figure of 29.3% and the national figure of 27.7%.
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 Mittagong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/114021286/mittagong/topic/ancestry-heritage