6.9% ▼ -37.3%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 7.0%
- 2021: 6.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Moonan Flat · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Moonan Flat
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Moonan Flat than in most similar areas. The community is predominantly Australian-born, with a strong connection to British and Irish roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Over half of the population identifies as Australian, while English ancestry is also common at 45.8%. Irish and Scottish roots are significant at 29.8% and 19.1% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 6.9% of residents were born overseas, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3% and the national figure of 27.7%. Most people here were born in Australia, followed by a small number from the Philippines and England.
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 Moonan Flat [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12708/moonan-flat/topic/ancestry-heritage