14.1% ▼ -12.3%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.1%
- 2016: 16.9%
- 2021: 14.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Macclesfield · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Macclesfield
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English and Australian roots strongly shape the identity of Macclesfield, where over half the population claims English ancestry. This heritage is reflected in a community that is far more likely to be born in Australia than the typical Victorian or Australian resident.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 50.7%, followed by Australian at 37.7% and Irish at 12.5%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 14.1% of people were born overseas, a figure far below the 30% seen in Victoria and the 27.7% national average. Most residents were born in Australia (82.8%), with England being the most common overseas birthplace 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 Macclesfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21561/macclesfield/topic/ancestry-heritage