3.4% ▼ -55.4%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.7%
- 2016: 1.7%
- 2021: 3.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Moorong · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Moorong
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Only 3.4% of people in Moorong were born overseas, reflecting a population that is far more Australian-born than the rest of the state. The area has remained very traditional in its roots, with the vast majority of residents claiming Australian or English ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English heritage are the most common, accounting for 45.7% and 42.3% of residents respectively. Irish and Scottish roots are also present in 16.0% and 12.6% of the community.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of overseas-born residents is much lower than in most areas, sitting far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3%. Most people here were born in Australia (90.9%), while the next most common birthplaces are England and India.
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 Moorong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12726/moorong/topic/ancestry-heritage