14.9% ▼ -0.2%
Higher than 55% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 14.9%
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 14.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
20,000 to 49,999 · Section of State Range
Ancestry & Birthplace in 20,000 to 49,999
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Barely any change has occurred in the birthplace of people living in 20,000 to 49,999 since 2011. The area remains heavily shaped by British and Irish roots, with English and Australian ancestries each making up over 37% of the population.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian are the most common ancestries at 38.6% and 37.0%, followed by Irish (12.7%), Scottish (10.8%) and Italian (5.2%).
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 14.9% of people were born overseas, a figure that is far below the national average of 27.7% and has barely changed since 2011. Most of the population was born in Australia (79.4%), with England (2.4%) and India (1.6%) being the next most common birthplaces.
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 20,000 to 49,999 [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sosr/SOSR212/20-000-to-49-999/topic/ancestry-heritage