18.5% ▲ +36.2%
Higher than 65% of section of state areas.
- 2011: 13.6%
- 2016: 16.1%
- 2021: 18.5%
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.
Nearly one in five people in Other Urban were born overseas, reflecting a growing trend of international migration. While the area has seen a rise in overseas-born residents, it remains well below the national figure. Australian and English ancestries are the most common roots here.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English ancestries are the most frequent, making up 20.2% and 19.7% of the population respectively. Irish, Scottish, and German roots also feature prominently in the community.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The share of people born overseas rose 4.9 percentage points since 2011 to reach 18.5%, which is higher than most similar areas. However, this is still well below the Australian figure of 27.7%, with 73.9% of residents born in Australia.
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/SOS71/other-urban/topic/ancestry-heritage