23.9% ▲ +11.3%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.5%
- 2016: 21.9%
- 2021: 23.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Manly · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Manly
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Nearly 24% of people in Manly were born overseas, which is a much higher share than in most similar areas. While this is a little above the Queensland figure, it remains well below the national average. The area is predominantly defined by deep roots in the British Isles.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is most common at 46.5%, followed by Australian at 32.3% and Irish at 17.4%. Scottish and German backgrounds also make up a notable part of the community.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 23.9% of residents were born outside Australia, with England (8.0%) and New Zealand (4.9%) being the most common overseas birthplaces. The remaining 72.8% of the population was born in Australia.
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 Manly [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31748/manly/topic/ancestry-heritage