14.8% ▲ +9.5%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.5%
- 2016: 16.4%
- 2021: 14.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Morisset · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Morisset
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A much smaller share of people were born overseas in Morisset compared to the rest of the state or country. Only 14.8% of residents were born outside Australia, which is far below the national figure of 27.7%. This creates a profile heavily shaped by local and traditional British roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are most common, making up 44.6% and 37.5% of the population. Irish (11.2%) and Scottish (10.6%) roots also feature strongly in the community.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The vast majority of residents were born in Australia, at 79.8%. Among those born overseas, England is the most frequent birthplace at 4.6%, followed by New Zealand at 2.0%.
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 Morisset [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12734/morisset/topic/ancestry-heritage