7.2% ▲ +31.8%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.5%
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 7.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Northern Heights · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Northern Heights
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Very few people were born overseas in Northern Heights, a trend that has remained steady since 2011. This is a largely Australian-born community where English and Australian ancestries are the most common roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is most common at 42.3%, followed closely by Australian at 40.3%. German roots are also notable, accounting for 10.8% of residents.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 7.2% of people here were born overseas, which is far below the national figure of 27.7%. Most residents were born in Australia (84.9%), with England and the Philippines 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 Northern Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41049/northern-heights/topic/ancestry-heritage