6.0% —
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 6.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Mount Colliery · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Mount Colliery
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Most people in Mount Colliery have deep roots in the local area, with very few residents born overseas. Only 6% of the population was born in another country, which is far below the national figure.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 47%, followed by Australian at 37.6%. Scottish, Irish, and German ancestries also feature in the community.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of people born overseas is much lower than in most areas, sitting at 6% compared to the 27.7% national average. About 75.2% of residents were 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 Mount Colliery [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31948/mount-colliery/topic/ancestry-heritage