5.5% ▼ -21.6%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.0%
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 5.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Travellers Rest · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Travellers Rest
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A very strong connection to British and Australian roots shapes daily life in Travellers Rest. Most people here identify with these ancestral ties, and the area has a much smaller proportion of overseas-born residents than the rest of the country.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 52.3% and 42.2% of the population respectively. Scottish, Irish and German roots also feature in the community's family histories.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 5.5% of people were born overseas, which is far below the national figure of 27.7%. Australia is the birthplace for 87.4% of residents, with England and New Zealand being the next most common origins.
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 Travellers Rest [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60687/travellers-rest/topic/ancestry-heritage