16.0% ▼ -10.4%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.8%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 16.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Mount Elliot · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Mount Elliot
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More people were born overseas in Mount Elliot than in most similar areas. While 16% of residents were born abroad, this is far below the state and national figures, with the vast majority of the population hailing from Australia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries are English at 43.2% and Australian at 41.4%, followed by Scottish and Irish roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 16% of people were born overseas, which is higher than most similar areas but far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3%. Outside of Australia, England is the most common birthplace at 4.1%.
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 Mount Elliot [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12768/mount-elliot/topic/ancestry-heritage