25.7% ▲ +6.1%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.3%
- 2016: 25.8%
- 2021: 25.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Macleod · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Macleod
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Much higher proportions of people were born overseas in Macleod than in most similar areas. While 25.7% of residents were born abroad, this figure is a little below the national average of 27.7%.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 31.2%, followed by Australian at 28.5%. Other common ancestries include Irish (11.7%), Italian (11.2%), and Scottish (9.7%).
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Around 72.1% of the population was born in Australia. Of those born overseas, the most common birthplaces are China (2.8%), England (2.8%), India (2.5%), and Italy (1.5%).
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 Macleod [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21564/macleod/topic/ancestry-heritage