15.5% ▲ +19.3%
Higher than 58% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 13.0%
- 2016: 13.1%
- 2021: 15.5%
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.
A strong sense of heritage defines 20,000 to 49,999, where 43.6% of people claim English ancestry. This area is predominantly Australian-born, though the proportion of people from overseas has grown over the last decade.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 43.6% and 38.7% of the population. Irish and Scottish roots are also significant, each accounting for around 11% of residents.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
While 15.5% of people were born overseas—a figure that rose 2.5 percentage points since 2011—this is far below the national figure of 27.7%. Most residents were born in Australia (78.5%), followed by England and New Zealand.
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/SOSR312/20-000-to-49-999/topic/ancestry-heritage