21.4% ▲ +35.0%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.9%
- 2016: 16.6%
- 2021: 21.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Mittagong · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Mittagong
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English and Australian heritage dominate the roots of Mittagong, with 78.2% of residents claiming one of these two ancestries. While the area has strong British and Irish ties, it also sees a higher proportion of overseas-born residents than most similar areas.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 43.8%, followed by Australian at 34.4% and Irish at 15.2%. Scottish and German roots also feature, making up 13.3% and 3.7% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 21.4% of people were born overseas, which is much higher than most similar areas, though this is well below the figures for New South Wales and Australia. Most residents were born in Australia (73.2%), with England, Nepal, India and New Zealand as the next most common birthplaces.
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 Mittagong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12664/mittagong/topic/ancestry-heritage