20.6% ▼ -10.2%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.9%
- 2016: 21.9%
- 2021: 20.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Mount Helena · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Mount Helena
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
About one in five residents in Mount Helena were born overseas, though the area remains more Australian-born than the state or national average. English and Australian ancestries are the most common, shaping a community with strong ties to these roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 50.4%, followed by Australian at 39.9%. Scottish, Irish and German roots are also represented in the community.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The 20.6% of people born overseas is much higher than in most similar areas, though this is well below the Australian figure of 27.7%. Most residents were born in Australia (73.9%), with England (9.3%) and New Zealand (3.1%) 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 Helena [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51016/mount-helena/topic/ancestry-heritage