10.0% ▲ +75.4%
Lower than 91% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 5.7%
- 2016: 9.2%
- 2021: 10.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Myall Lakes · State Electorate
Ancestry & Birthplace in Myall Lakes
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Only 10% of people in Myall Lakes were born overseas, which is far below the national figure. This makes the area much less diverse in birthplace than most other parts of Australia. English and Australian ancestries are the most common here, together making up over 86% of the population.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 43.5%, followed closely by Australian at 42.6%. Irish and Scottish roots are also prominent, each accounting for around 10% of residents.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of overseas-born residents rose 4.3 percentage points since 2011 to reach 10%. This is still far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3%, with 82.5% of people 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 Myall Lakes [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10057/myall-lakes/topic/ancestry-heritage