17.2% ▼ -7.0%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.4%
- 2016: 15.0%
- 2021: 17.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Point Arkwright · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Point Arkwright
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Few changes have occurred in the roots of Point Arkwright since 2011, though English ancestry remains the most common. Nearly half the population claims English heritage, with Australian and Irish roots following as the next most frequent backgrounds.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 49.5%, while 26.5% of people identify as Australian and 19.7% as Irish. Other notable groups include Scottish (15.9%) and German (7.4%) descent.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 17.2% of residents were born overseas, which is higher than most similar areas but far below the national figure of 27.7%. Most people here were born in Australia (74.1%), followed by England at 7.1%.
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 Point Arkwright [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32342/point-arkwright/topic/ancestry-heritage