10.5% ▲ +4.1%
Lower than 81% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 10.1%
- 2016: 10.2%
- 2021: 10.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
499 or less · Section of State Range
Ancestry & Birthplace in 499 or less
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Only 10.5% of people in 499 or less were born overseas, a figure far below the national average. This sparsely populated area is overwhelmingly Australian-born, with the vast majority of residents claiming English or Australian ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are most common here, making up 41.8% and 40.8% of the population respectively. Irish and Scottish roots also feature prominently at 12.8% and 11.9%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Just 10.5% of the population was born overseas, which is much lower than most similar areas and far below the Australian figure of 27.7%. This proportion has barely changed since 2011, with 80.6% 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 499 or less [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sosr/SOSR222/499-or-less/topic/ancestry-heritage