9.4% —
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.4%
- 2021: 9.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Mount Mitchell · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Mount Mitchell
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Just 9.4% of people in Mount Mitchell were born overseas, which is far below the national figure. This makes the area much less diverse in its birthplaces than the rest of New South Wales. Most residents trace their roots back to the British Isles, with English and Australian ancestries being the most common.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most frequent at 41.5%, followed by Australian at 25.5% and Irish at 15.1%. Scottish and German roots are also present in about 11% and 8% of the population respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
While 67% of residents were born in Australia, those born overseas most often come from England (4.7%) or New Zealand (2.8%). The proportion of overseas-born residents is far below the 29.3% seen across New South Wales.
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 Mitchell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12789/mount-mitchell/topic/ancestry-heritage