9.8% ▲ +3.6%
Lower than 89% of section of state areas.
- 2011: 9.5%
- 2016: 9.2%
- 2021: 9.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Bounded Locality · Section of State
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common heritage in Bounded Locality, where 42.1% of people claim these roots. The area is predominantly Australian-born, with a small proportion of residents arriving from overseas compared to the rest of the country.
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are almost equally common, making up 42.1% and 41.7% of the population respectively. Irish and Scottish roots follow at 11.9% and 11.0%, while 4.3% of people claim German ancestry.
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Just 9.8% of residents were born overseas, a figure that is far below the national average of 27.7% and among the lowest for similar areas. This proportion has barely changed since 2011, with 82.6% of the population born in Australia.
9.8% ▲ +3.6%
Lower than 89% of section of state areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in Bounded Locality [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sos/SOS12/bounded-locality/topic/ancestry-heritage