14.6% ▼ -10.4%
Lower than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 16.3%
- 2016: 15.6%
- 2021: 14.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Murray · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Murray
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Fewer people were born overseas in Murray as of the 2021 census, with the proportion falling by 1.7 percentage points since 2011. This is a predominantly Australian-born area where English and Australian ancestries are the most common.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most widespread, making up 45.9% and 39.6% of the population, followed by Scottish at 10.5%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 14.6% of residents were born overseas, a figure far below the Western Australian rate of 32.2% and the national figure of 27.7%. Three quarters of the population were born in Australia, with England (5.4%) and New Zealand (3.0%) being the most common overseas birthplaces.
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 Murray [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/509031248/murray/topic/ancestry-heritage