14.7% ▲ +34.8%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 14.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
McMinns Lagoon · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in McMinns Lagoon
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Around 80.6% of people in McMinns Lagoon were born in Australia. This high proportion of local-born residents is mirrored in the ancestry data, where combined Australian and English roots make up the vast majority of the population.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The area is dominated by Australian and English ancestry, each accounting for about 42% of residents, followed by Scottish at 10.2% and Irish at 8.0%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
While 14.7% of people were born overseas—a figure higher than most similar areas—this is far below the national average of 27.7%. Most overseas-born residents come from England, New Zealand, and South Africa.
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 McMinns Lagoon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70181/mcminns-lagoon/topic/ancestry-heritage