13.3% ▲ +20.0%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Murwillumbah · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Murwillumbah
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Murwillumbah compared to the rest of the state. Only 13.3% of the population was born outside Australia, which is much lower than the New South Wales figure of 29.3%. This creates a local profile where the vast majority of residents are Australian-born.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestry are the most common, making up 43% and 37.9% of the population respectively. Irish and Scottish roots are also prominent at 14.8% and 12.1%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 80.4% of people in Murwillumbah were born in Australia. Of those born overseas, England is the most common birthplace at 3.5%, followed by New Zealand at 1.9%.
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 Murwillumbah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12877/murwillumbah/topic/ancestry-heritage