14.7% ▲ +22.3%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 14.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Mount Egerton · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Mount Egerton
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English and Australian ancestry are the most common roots for people in Mount Egerton, with both groups making up over 37% of the population. This is a predominantly Australian-born area where traditional British Isles heritage remains the dominant influence on family history.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most frequent at 38.8%, followed closely by Australian at 37.4%. Irish and Scottish roots are also common, accounting for 16.1% and 12.2% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 14.7% of residents were born overseas, which is higher than most similar areas but far below the national figure of 27.7%. About 74.8% of the population was born in Australia, with England the most common overseas birthplace at 4.5%.
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 Mount Egerton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21792/mount-egerton/topic/ancestry-heritage