6.5% ▼ -13.5%
Lower than 96% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.5%
- 2016: 6.9%
- 2021: 6.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Jamestown · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Jamestown
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Jamestown than in most similar areas. The town is very heavily Australian-born, and this has become even more pronounced since 2011.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 42.9% and 46.3% of the population respectively, followed by German, Irish and Scottish roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 6.5% of residents were born overseas, which is far below the national figure of 27.7%. This proportion has fallen by 1.0 percentage point since 2011, with 86.5% of the community 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 Jamestown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/405031120/jamestown/topic/ancestry-heritage