16.0% ▼ -44.6%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.9%
- 2016: 16.7%
- 2021: 16.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Great Mackerel Beach · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Great Mackerel Beach
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common heritage in Great Mackerel Beach, shared by 48% of residents. The area is sparsely populated and predominantly Australian-born, though it has a higher proportion of overseas-born residents than most similar areas.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Nearly half the population claims English ancestry, followed by Australian at 38% and Irish at 22%. Scottish and Dutch heritages are also present, accounting for 10% and 6% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
While 16% of residents were born overseas—a figure higher than most similar areas—this is far below the New South Wales (29.3%) and Australian (27.7%) figures. Most people here were born in Australia, accounting for 78% 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 Great Mackerel Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11751/great-mackerel-beach/topic/ancestry-heritage