10.5% ▼ -1.4%
Lower than 82% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 10.6%
- 2016: 10.0%
- 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.
Far fewer people were born overseas in 499 or less than in the rest of Australia. Only 10.5% of the population was born outside the country, a figure that has barely changed over the last decade.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries are English at 41.4% and Australian at 37.7%, followed by German, Scottish and Irish roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
With only 10.5% of residents born overseas, this is much lower than most similar areas and far below the national figure of 27.7%. Most people here were born in Australia (81%), with England being the next most common birthplace at 4.7%.
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/SOSR422/499-or-less/topic/ancestry-heritage