18.5% ▲ +11.0%
Lower than 56% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 16.7%
- 2016: 17.4%
- 2021: 18.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Sutherland - Menai - Heathcote · Sub-region (SA3)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Sutherland - Menai - Heathcote
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A strong sense of British and Irish roots defines the people of Sutherland - Menai - Heathcote. While the area is becoming more diverse, nearly 80% of residents were born in Australia, making it much less multicultural than the wider state.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, each accounting for about 38% of the population, followed by Irish at 12.4% and Scottish at 9.7%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 18.5% of residents were born overseas, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3%. This proportion has risen slightly since 2011, though the vast majority of people here were born in Australia (79.3%).
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 Sutherland - Menai - Heathcote [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/12802/sutherland-menai-heathcote/topic/ancestry-heritage