16.9% ▼ -5.6%
Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 17.9%
- 2016: 15.8%
- 2021: 16.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Macarthur · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Macarthur
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Australian and English ancestries are the most common in Macarthur, with 40.1% and 39.6% of people claiming these roots. The area is largely born in Australia and has a much lower share of overseas-born residents than the rest of the territory.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries are Australian, English, Irish, Scottish and German, with the first two each making up around 40% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 16.9% of people here were born overseas, a figure that fell slightly since 2011 and is far below the ACT's 28.7% and the national figure of 27.7%.
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 Macarthur [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801071083/macarthur/topic/ancestry-heritage