8.5% ▲ +37.0%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.2%
- 2016: 6.5%
- 2021: 8.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Macksville · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Macksville
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Strongly rooted local histories define Macksville, where the vast majority of residents claim descent from British Isles ancestry. The town is far less diverse than the state or national average, with a very small proportion of the population born overseas.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English ancestries are most common here, making up 44.2% and 41.6% of the community. Irish, Scottish, and German backgrounds also feature in the local mix.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 8.5% of people were born overseas, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3%. Most residents were born in Australia, followed by small numbers from England, India, and New Zealand.
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 Macksville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12439/macksville/topic/ancestry-heritage