14.2% ▲ +8.2%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.1%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 14.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Margate · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Margate
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A far lower proportion of people were born overseas in Margate compared to the national average. While 14.2% of residents were born abroad, this is far below the Australian figure of 27.7%. Most people here identify with British or Australian roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 44.4% and 43.6% of the population. Irish, Scottish and Dutch roots are also seen in the community.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The overseas-born population of 14.2% is higher than in most similar areas, though it remains a little below the Tasmanian figure. England is the most common birthplace outside Australia, at 5.1%.
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 Margate [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60382/margate/topic/ancestry-heritage