12.8% ▼ -42.9%
Lower than 81% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 22.4%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Port Macquarie · State Electorate
Ancestry & Birthplace in Port Macquarie
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Port Macquarie compared to the rest of the country, with only 12.8% of residents born abroad. This is well below the national figure of 27.7%, marking a significant gap in the area's birthplace profile.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian are the most common ancestries here, making up 45.6% and 41.3% of the population respectively. Irish and Scottish roots are also prominent, at 13.1% and 11.5%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of people born overseas has fallen sharply from 22.4% in 2011 to 12.8% in 2021. This is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3%, with 82.1% of residents 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 Port Macquarie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10068/port-macquarie/topic/ancestry-heritage