13.8% ▲ +0.5%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.7%
- 2016: 13.5%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Elliott Heads · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Elliott Heads
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A strong sense of British and Australian heritage shapes daily life in Elliott Heads, where 80.2% of the population was born in Australia. The area has a much smaller proportion of overseas-born residents than the national average.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 44.7% and 40% of the population respectively. Other significant family roots include Irish (14.5%) and Scottish (12.4%) heritage.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Around 13.8% of residents were born overseas, which is higher than most similar areas but far below the Australian figure of 27.7%. Most of these people come from England (5.5%) or New Zealand (2.7%).
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 Elliott Heads [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30969/elliott-heads/topic/ancestry-heritage