12.1% ▲ +9.7%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.0%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
East Ballina · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in East Ballina
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
An overwhelming majority of people in East Ballina trace their roots to the British Isles and Australia. This heritage is reflected in a population where very few residents were born outside Australia, making it far less diverse than the rest of the state.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 45.3%, followed by Australian at 38.0%. Irish and Scottish roots are also prominent, accounting for 15.9% and 13.4% of the area.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 12.1% of people here were born overseas, a figure that is far below the New South Wales average of 29.3%. The vast majority of residents were born in Australia (83.4%), with England and New Zealand being the most common overseas birthplaces.
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 East Ballina [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11348/east-ballina/topic/ancestry-heritage