7.8% ▼ -54.7%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.3%
- 2016: 16.7%
- 2021: 7.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Porters Retreat · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Porters Retreat
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A deep sense of British and Irish heritage shapes daily life in Porters Retreat. Over half the population claims English ancestry, contributing to a community where the vast majority of residents were born in Australia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 51.6%, followed by Irish at 40.6% and Australian at 26.6%. German and Scottish roots are also present in smaller numbers.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 7.8% of people here were born overseas, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3% and the national figure of 27.7%. Most residents were born in Australia (85.9%), with England being the most common overseas birthplace at 9.4%.
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 Porters Retreat [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13261/porters-retreat/topic/ancestry-heritage