16.5% ▼ -8.2%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.0%
- 2016: 17.3%
- 2021: 16.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Emerald · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Emerald
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A higher proportion of people were born overseas in Emerald than in most similar areas, though the community remains predominantly Australian-born. While 16.5% of residents arrived from abroad, the area is far less diverse in its birthplaces than the state and national averages.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 46.7%, followed by Australian at 37.9%. Scottish and Irish roots are also prominent, making up 12.7% and 11.9% of the population respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Eight in ten residents were born in Australia, which means the 16.5% born overseas is far below the Victorian figure of 30% and the national figure of 27.7%. Among those born abroad, England is the most common origin at 6.8%.
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 Emerald [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20868/emerald/topic/ancestry-heritage