13.3% —
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Myrtle Mountain · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Myrtle Mountain
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Traditional roots define the heritage of Myrtle Mountain, where 44% of people claim Australian ancestry. The area is overwhelmingly shaped by British and Irish heritage, with a very small proportion of residents born overseas compared to the rest of the state.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Most people here identify with British Isles roots, including English (40%), Scottish (16%), and Irish (12%) ancestry. German heritage is also present for 4% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 13.3% of residents were born overseas, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3% and the national figure of 27.7%. For those born outside Australia, England is the most common birthplace at 9.3%.
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 Myrtle Mountain [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12891/myrtle-mountain/topic/ancestry-heritage