6.7% ▼ -40.4%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.2%
- 2016: 7.3%
- 2021: 6.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Balmattum · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Balmattum
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Balmattum than in most similar areas. Only 6.7% of residents were born outside Australia, which is far below the national figure of 27.7%. This reflects a population with deep local roots and a strong ties to traditional British and Irish heritage.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries are Australian at 38.5% and English at 36.3%. Other significant groups include Irish (25.2%) and Scottish (19.3%).
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 75.6% of people in Balmattum were born in Australia. Of those born overseas, the most common origins are England at 5.9% and New Zealand at 3.7%.
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 Balmattum [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20118/balmattum/topic/ancestry-heritage