15.0% ▼ -1.6%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.3%
- 2016: 14.9%
- 2021: 15.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Middleton · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Middleton
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Nearly half of the people in Middleton claim English ancestry, making it the most common heritage in the area. Most residents were born in Australia, while those born overseas make up a much smaller share of the population compared to the state and national figures.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English (49.2%) and Australian (40.4%) are the most common ancestries, followed by Scottish (10.9%), Irish (9.3%) and German (8.5%).
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 15% of people were born overseas, which is higher than most similar areas but far below the Australian figure of 27.7%. Most residents were born in Australia (81.0%), with England (7.9%) being the most common overseas birthplace.
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 Middleton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40870/middleton/topic/ancestry-heritage