3.3% —
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 3.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Maxwell · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Maxwell
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Maxwell than in most similar areas. This is a community where the vast majority of residents were born in Australia, and most of those who weren't share an English or Irish heritage.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 44.4%, followed by Australian at 28.9% and Irish at 14.4%. Scottish and German roots are also seen in 13.3% and 7.8% of residents respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 3.3% of people here were born overseas, which is far below the national figure of 27.7%. This is much lower than most areas, with 81.1% of the population born in Australia.
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 Maxwell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12537/maxwell/topic/ancestry-heritage