10.1% ▼ -0.8%
Lower than 86% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 10.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Remainder of State/Territory · Section of State Range
Ancestry & Birthplace in Remainder of State/Territory
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Australian and English ancestries are the most common in the Remainder of State/Territory, with both accounting for around 40% of the population. This vast area is predominantly born in Australia and has a much lower proportion of overseas-born residents than the national average.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English backgrounds lead the breakdown at 41.0% and 40.2%, followed by Irish (11.9%) and Scottish (10.9%) roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 10.1% of people were born overseas, which is far below the national figure of 27.7%. This proportion has barely changed since 2011 and is much lower than most other areas, with 81.4% 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 Remainder of State/Territory [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sosr/SOSR131/remainder-of-state-territory/topic/ancestry-heritage