18.2% ▼ -9.3%
Higher than 64% of section of state areas.
- 2011: 20.0%
- 2016: 18.5%
- 2021: 18.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Rural Balance · Section of State
Ancestry & Birthplace in Rural Balance
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common roots for the 18.2% of people born overseas in Rural Balance. While the proportion of overseas-born residents is higher than in most similar areas, it remains well below the national figure.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most frequent at 41.7%, followed by Australian at 36.2%, with Scottish, Irish, and Italian roots also common.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 18.2% of people were born outside Australia, which is higher than most similar areas but fell by 1.9 percentage points since 2011. This is well below the national figure of 27.7%, with the most common birthplaces being Australia, England, and New Zealand.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Rural Balance
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in Rural Balance [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sos/SOS53/rural-balance/topic/ancestry-heritage