8.0% ▲ +2.1%
Lower than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.9%
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 8.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Moira · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Moira
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Deeply rooted heritage defines Moira, where nearly 45% of people claim Australian ancestry. This is a community with very few overseas arrivals, which is reflected in a population that remains overwhelmingly born in Australia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English are the most common ancestries at 45.0% and 40.4%, followed by Irish at 14.2% and Scottish at 10.2%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 8.0% of people were born overseas, a figure that is far below the national average of 27.7% and has barely changed since 2011. Most residents were born in Australia (82.7%), with the next most common birthplaces being England and New Zealand.
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 Moira [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/216021412/moira/topic/ancestry-heritage