8.3% ▲ +13.0%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.4%
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 8.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Mylestom · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Mylestom
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Deeply rooted European heritage defines the identity of Mylestom, where almost half of the residents claim English ancestry. The community is overwhelmingly Australian-born, creating a local culture with very few overseas-born residents compared to the rest of the country.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common here at 50.0%, followed by Australian at 39.0%. Other significant roots include Irish at 17.3% and Scottish at 11.3%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 8.3% of people were born overseas, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3% and the national rate of 27.7%. Most residents were born in Australia (85.7%), with England being the most common overseas birthplace at 5.4%.
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 Mylestom [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12886/mylestom/topic/ancestry-heritage