32.2% —
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.9%
- 2021: 32.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Smith Brook · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Smith Brook
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More than three in ten people in Smith Brook were born overseas, a rate well above the national figure. This international mix is reflected in a community where nearly half the residents claim English ancestry, followed by Australian and Irish roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 40.7%, while 23.7% of people identify as Australian and 20.3% as Irish.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 32.2% of residents were born outside Australia, which is among the highest proportions for similar areas and well above the national average. While half the population was born in Australia, England is the most common overseas birthplace at 6.8%.
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 Smith Brook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51357/smith-brook/topic/ancestry-heritage