17.2% ▼ -7.1%
Lower than 68% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 18.5%
- 2016: 16.1%
- 2021: 17.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Monaro · State Electorate
Ancestry & Birthplace in Monaro
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Deep roots in British and Irish heritage shape the identity of Monaro, where nearly 60% of people claim English, Irish, or Scottish ancestry. Most residents were born here or have ancestors from the UK, making it a community with very few overseas-born residents compared to the rest of the country.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries are Australian at 38.5% and English at 36.8%. Irish (12.2%), Scottish (11.0%) and German (4.7%) heritage are also frequently reported.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 17.2% of people were born overseas, a figure that is far below the New South Wales average of 29.3% and the national figure of 27.7%. This proportion has fallen slightly from 18.5% in 2011, with 77.2% of the population born in Australia.
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 Monaro [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10053/monaro/topic/ancestry-heritage