10.7% ▼ -2.7%
Lower than 84% of section of state areas.
- 2011: 11.0%
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 10.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Bounded Locality · Section of State
Ancestry & Birthplace in Bounded Locality
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English and Australian heritage dominate the cultural makeup of Bounded Locality, where 83.1% of people claim one of these two ancestries. This strong local identity is reflected in a population where the vast majority were born here in Australia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 42.9%, followed closely by Australian at 40.2%. German, Scottish and Irish roots are also present, making up a combined 26.8% of the area.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 10.7% of people were born overseas, a figure that is far below the national average of 27.7% and has barely changed since 2011. Most residents were born in Australia (81.3%), with England being the most common overseas birthplace at 4.9%.
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 Bounded Locality [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sos/SOS42/bounded-locality/topic/ancestry-heritage