16.6% ▲ +0.2%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.6%
- 2016: 18.2%
- 2021: 16.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Mount Samson · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Mount Samson
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English and Australian roots dominate the family histories of Mount Samson, where 81% of residents claim one of those two ancestries. This strong connection to traditional roots is reflected in the local population, which is far more likely to have been born in Australia than the national average.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English is the most common ancestry at 45.8%, followed by Australian at 35.2%. Other significant groups include Irish at 15.2%, Scottish at 13%, and German at 8%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 16.6% of people were born overseas, which is higher than most similar areas but far below the national figure of 27.7%. Most residents were born in Australia (77.9%), with England (7.5%) and New Zealand (3.5%) as the next most common birthplaces.
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 Samson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32019/mount-samson/topic/ancestry-heritage