13.8% —
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Doctor George Mountain · Suburb / Locality
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Diverse roots shape the daily life of Doctor George Mountain, where more than one in ten people were born overseas. While the area is much less diverse than the state or national figures, a mix of English, Irish and Scottish ancestry remains common among residents.
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English are the most common ancestries here, with 55.4% and 36.9% of residents claiming these roots. Irish ancestry is also notable at 16.9%.
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 13.8% of people were born overseas, which is higher than most similar areas. However, this is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3% and the national figure of 27.7%.
13.8% —
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in Doctor George Mountain [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11265/doctor-george-mountain/topic/ancestry-heritage