12.1% ▲ +8.0%
Lower than 69% of section of state areas.
- 2011: 11.2%
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 12.1%
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.
A strong sense of local roots defines Bounded Locality, where 80.6% of people were born in Australia. This is a community with deep ties to the land, as the vast majority of residents claim English or Australian ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 46%, followed closely by Australian at 42%. Other significant ancestral roots include Irish at 10.9% and Scottish at 10.1%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 12.1% of people here were born overseas, which is far below the national figure of 27.7%. This proportion is lower than most similar areas, though it has risen slightly by 0.9 points since 2011.
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/SOS62/bounded-locality/topic/ancestry-heritage