14.9% —
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.8%
- 2021: 14.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Alpine · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Alpine
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Alpine compared to the rest of the country, with only 14.9% of the population born abroad. This makes the area much less diverse in birthplace than the state and national averages. Most residents trace their roots back to English, Australian, and Scottish ancestors.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 46.1%, followed by Australian at 38.3%. Scottish and Irish roots are also prominent, at 17% and 16.3% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
While the proportion of overseas-born residents is higher than in most similar areas, it is still far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3% and the national rate of 27.7%. The vast majority of people here were born in Australia, accounting for 83% of the population.
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 Alpine [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10044/alpine/topic/ancestry-heritage