16.7% ▲ +4.7%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.0%
- 2016: 17.6%
- 2021: 16.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Main Arm · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Main Arm
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More people were born overseas in Main Arm than in most similar areas, though this is still far below the national figure. The community has a strong British and Irish heritage, with English and Australian ancestries being the most common.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 31.1%, followed by Australian at 28.9% and Irish at 14.8%. Scottish and German roots are also present in about 10% and 6% of residents respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
While 16.7% of residents were born overseas, which is higher than most similar areas, this is far below the 29.3% seen across New South Wales. Most people here were born in Australia (61.4%), with the next most common birthplaces being England 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 Main Arm [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12454/main-arm/topic/ancestry-heritage