14.4% —
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.5%
- 2021: 14.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Nirranda South · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Nirranda South
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common background in Nirranda South, where 37.8% of residents claim these roots. Most people here were born in Australia, though a small number of residents have roots in Ireland, Scotland, and Germany.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Beyond English heritage, 30% of people identify as Australian and 24.4% as Irish. Scottish and German backgrounds are also present, making up 10% and 5.6% of the population respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 14.4% of residents were born overseas, which is higher than in most similar areas but far below the figures for Victoria and Australia. Most of those born outside Australia come from New Zealand or the Philippines, each accounting for 4.4% of the population.
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 Nirranda South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21951/nirranda-south/topic/ancestry-heritage