18.0% ▲ +18.6%
Lower than 57% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 15.2%
- 2016: 15.9%
- 2021: 18.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Southern Highlands · Sub-region (SA3)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Southern Highlands
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
About as many people as other similar areas were born overseas in the Southern Highlands, though the region remains dominated by British and Irish roots. Most residents claim English or Australian ancestry, and the area has a much lower proportion of overseas-born residents than the state or national figures.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 44.4%, followed by Australian at 37.6%. Irish and Scottish roots are also prominent, accounting for 13.8% and 13.3% of the population respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 18.0% of people here were born overseas, which is well below the national figure of 27.7% and far below New South Wales at 29.3%. This proportion has risen slightly by 2.8 percentage points since 2011, with England being the most common overseas birthplace at 5.6%.
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 Southern Highlands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/11402/southern-highlands/topic/ancestry-heritage