7.9% —
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 17.0%
- 2021: 7.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Little River · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Little River
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A small number of people born overseas live in Little River, where ancestral ties to the British Isles remain the dominant story. Most residents trace their roots back to England and Australia, contributing to a population that is far less diverse than the state and national averages.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common here at 63.2%, followed by Australian at 47.4% and Irish at 15.8%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 7.9% of people were born overseas, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3% and the national average of 27.7%.
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 Little River [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12366/little-river/topic/ancestry-heritage