57.7% ▲ +6.2%
Higher than 98% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 54.3%
- 2016: 59.1%
- 2021: 57.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Macgregor · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Macgregor
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More than half of the people in Macgregor were born overseas, making it one of the most diverse areas in the region. This international character is reflected in the ancestry of the community, where Chinese and English are the most common backgrounds.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Chinese ancestry is the most frequent here at 35%, followed by English at 17.5% and Australian at 13.3%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of people born overseas has risen to 57.7%, which is far above the national figure of 27.7%. This high level of overseas birth is consistent with the ancestry data, with 17.1% of residents born in China and 4.6% in India.
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 Macgregor [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/303031061/macgregor/topic/ancestry-heritage