18.2% ▲ +134.1%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.8%
- 2016: 7.4%
- 2021: 18.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Mataranka · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Mataranka
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A higher proportion of people were born overseas in Mataranka than in most similar areas. While English and Australian ancestries are the most common, the community is more diverse than the national trend, with 18.2% of residents born outside Australia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most frequent at 25.8%, followed by Australian at 22.1%. Other common backgrounds include Irish, Scottish, and German ancestry.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 18.2% of people were born overseas, which is higher than in most similar areas. However, this is well below the 21.8% seen in the Northern Territory and the 27.7% national figure.
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 Mataranka [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70179/mataranka/topic/ancestry-heritage