21.1% ▲ +15.4%
Lower than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 18.3%
- 2016: 18.9%
- 2021: 21.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Manly West · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Manly West
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
About 76% of people in Manly West were born in Australia, making it a place with a strong local birth rate. While overseas-born residents have increased since 2011, the area remains less diverse in birthplaces than the national average.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 44.6% and 35.0% of the population. Irish and Scottish roots are also frequent, accounting for 14.2% and 12.5% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
People born overseas make up 21.1% of the population, which is a little below the Queensland figure and well below the Australian average. This figure has risen by 2.8 percentage points since 2011, with the most common overseas 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 Manly West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/301031016/manly-west/topic/ancestry-heritage