12.7% ▲ +29.3%
Lower than 65% of section of state areas.
- 2011: 9.8%
- 2016: 10.2%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Other Urban · Section of State
Ancestry & Birthplace in Other Urban
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A growing number of overseas-born residents now live in Other Urban, where the share of people born abroad rose to 12.7% in 2021. Most people here identify with English or Australian ancestry. This shift comes as the area becomes slightly more diverse than it was a decade ago.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 44.6% and 42.7% of the population respectively. Irish and Scottish roots also feature prominently at 9.5% and 9.2%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of people born overseas is far below the national figure of 27.7%, though it rose 2.9 percentage points since 2011. While 81.7% were born in Australia, other common birthplaces include England, New Zealand, India and Nepal.
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 Other Urban [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sos/SOS61/other-urban/topic/ancestry-heritage