8.0% ▲ +14.6%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.0%
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 8.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Morpeth · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Morpeth
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Only 8% of people in Morpeth were born overseas, a figure far below the New South Wales average. This makes the area much less diverse in birthplaces than most other parts of the state. The vast majority of residents share a strong connection to British and Australian roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 48.5% and 40.9% of the population. Scottish and Irish roots are also prominent at 15.5% and 14.1% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 87.6% of residents were born in Australia, which is far below the national figure of 27.7% for those born overseas. Of those born abroad, England is the most common origin at 3.7%.
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 Morpeth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12738/morpeth/topic/ancestry-heritage