12.4% ▼ -1.9%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.7%
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 12.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Morton · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Morton
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Morton compared to the rest of the country, with only 12.4% of residents arriving from abroad. This small international presence is mirrored in the local ancestry, which is dominated by English and Australian roots. Most residents identify with ancestors from the British Isles.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are most common here, making up 39.6% and 38.2% of the population. Scottish, Irish, and German roots also feature, with Scottish ancestry at 19.1%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 12.4% of people were born overseas, a figure far below the New South Wales rate of 29.3% and the national figure of 27.7%. Most residents were born in Australia (81.3%), while England is the most common overseas birthplace at 6.2%.
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 Morton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12741/morton/topic/ancestry-heritage