26.4% ▲ +15.4%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.9%
- 2016: 24.8%
- 2021: 26.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Macgregor · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Macgregor
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A diverse mix of global backgrounds shapes daily life in Macgregor, where over a quarter of the population was born overseas. While British and Irish roots remain common, there is a growing presence of residents from India and other Asian nations.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries are Australian at 35.7% and English at 32.1%, followed by Irish at 10.7%, Scottish at 9.1%, and Indian at 5.4%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 26.4% of people here were born overseas, which is much higher than most areas, though this is a little below the figures for both the ACT and Australia. India is the most common birthplace outside Australia, accounting for 4.3% of the population.
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 Macgregor [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80089/macgregor/topic/ancestry-heritage