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.

About 15% of people in Bounded Locality were born overseas, a figure that sits around the middle for similar areas. The community is largely of English and Australian ancestry, with these two groups making up over two-thirds of the population.

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Where Bounded Locality sits — People born overseas

15.0% ▼ -4.9%
  • 5.0%–6.3%: 1 area
  • 6.3%–7.5%: 0 areas
  • 7.5%–8.8%: 1 area
  • 8.8%–10.0%: 2 areas
  • 10.0%–11.3%: 6 areas
  • 11.3%–12.5%: 6 areas
  • 12.5%–13.8%: 2 areas
  • 13.8%–15.0%: 6 areas
  • 15.0%–16.3%: 2 areas
  • 16.3%–17.5%: 1 area
  • 17.5%–18.8%: 3 areas
  • 18.8%–20.0%: 2 areas
  • 20.0%–21.3%: 2 areas
  • 21.3%–22.5%: 2 areas
  • 22.5%–23.8%: 0 areas
  • 23.8%–25.0%: 0 areas
  • 25.0%–26.3%: 0 areas
  • 26.3%–27.5%: 1 area
  • 27.5%–28.8%: 0 areas
  • 28.8%–30.0%: 4 areas
  • 30.0%–31.3%: 0 areas
  • 31.3%–32.5%: 1 area
  • 32.5%–33.8%: 0 areas
  • 33.8%–35.0%: 0 areas
  • 35.0%–36.3%: 1 area
  • 36.3%–37.5%: 2 areas
  • 37.5%–38.8%: 0 areas
  • 38.8%–40.0%: 1 area

All section of state areas, 2021. The marker is Bounded Locality — lower than 51% of areas.

People born overseas compared with the state and national average
Bounded Locality15.0%
Australia 27.7%

Ancestry

The ancestries people most identify with.

English and Australian ancestry are the most common, accounting for 36.6% and 33.2% of residents. Scottish and Irish ancestry are also present at 8.1% and 7.7% respectively.

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Bounded Locality splits fairly evenly between English (39%) and Australian (35%), with Scottish at 8%.

Country of birth

Australia and the largest overseas communities.

The proportion of overseas-born residents has barely changed since 2011 and is far below the national figure of 27.7%. Most people here were born in Australia (73.6%), followed by England at 5.2% and New Zealand at 2.6%.

15.0% ▼ -4.9%

Lower than 51% of section of state areas.

  • 2011: 15.8%
  • 2016: 15.4%
  • 2021: 15.0%

Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).

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/SOS52/bounded-locality/topic/ancestry-heritage