16.9% ▼ -5.6%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.9%
- 2016: 15.8%
- 2021: 16.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Macarthur · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Macarthur
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far more people were born in Australia than in any other place in Macarthur, with 82.6% born here. This makes the area stand out among similar regions for its lower proportion of overseas-born residents. While most people identify with British and Irish roots, the community is less diverse than the wider territory.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Most residents claim Australian (40.1%) or English (39.6%) ancestry. Irish (16.7%) and Scottish (14.3%) roots are also common, with German ancestry cited by 5.1%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 16.9% of people were born overseas, which is higher than most similar areas but far below the figures for the ACT (28.7%) and Australia (27.7%). Outside of those born in Australia, the most common birthplaces are England, India, 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 Macarthur [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80088/macarthur/topic/ancestry-heritage