14.0% ▲ +3.5%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.5%
- 2016: 13.1%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Murrumbateman · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Murrumbateman
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
British and Australian roots dominate the heritage of Murrumbateman, where 87.6% of people claim one of these two ancestries. This creates a local identity deeply tied to traditional colonial origins, with a small but growing presence of people born overseas.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are by far the most common, making up 44.7% and 42.9% of the population. Irish (13.4%) and Scottish (12.6%) ancestries also feature strongly in the local mix.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 14% of residents were born overseas, which is far below the 27.7% national figure. Most people in the area were born in Australia (83.1%), followed by England at 4.7%.
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 Murrumbateman [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12871/murrumbateman/topic/ancestry-heritage