11.8% —
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 11.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Monkerai · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Monkerai
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Traditional roots run deep in Monkerai, where more than half the population identifies as Australian by ancestry. The area has a very strong connection to British Isles heritage, with English, Scottish, and Irish roots making up a large part of the local identity.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian ancestry is the most common at 52%, followed by English at 32.4%. Scottish and Irish heritage are also prominent, accounting for 15.7% and 10.8% of residents respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 11.8% of people here were born overseas, which is far below the figures for New South Wales (29.3%) and Australia (27.7%). Most people were born in Australia (78.4%), while England and New Zealand are the most common overseas 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 Monkerai [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12693/monkerai/topic/ancestry-heritage