16.8% ▲ +15.4%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.6%
- 2016: 14.8%
- 2021: 16.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Austinmer · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Austinmer
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Austinmer compared to the state or national average. While 16.8% of residents were born abroad, this is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3%. Most people here identify with traditional British and Irish roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 42.7% and 38.6% of the population. Irish ancestry is also prominent at 18.3%, followed by Scottish at 13.2%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The vast majority of residents were born in Australia, accounting for 81.2%. Of those born overseas, England is the most common origin at 5.8%, which is higher than most similar areas.
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 Austinmer [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10109/austinmer/topic/ancestry-heritage