15.4% ▲ +8.1%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.3%
- 2016: 14.4%
- 2021: 15.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
South Maclean · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in South Maclean
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More people were born overseas in South Maclean than in most similar areas, though the overall figure remains quite low. This makes the area feel more traditionally Australian, with nearly 79% of residents born here and a strong tilt toward English and Irish roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English is the most common ancestry at 41.9%, followed by Australian at 37.2% and Irish at 12.1%. Scottish and German roots also feature, making up 10.9% and 6.4% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 15.4% 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 (78.9%), with the next most common birthplaces being England and New Zealand.
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 South Maclean [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32595/south-maclean/topic/ancestry-heritage