12.0% ▲ +13.5%
Lower than 66% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 10.6%
- 2016: 10.6%
- 2021: 12.0%
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.
Just 12% of people in 499 or less were born overseas, which is far below the national figure. This area is predominantly Australian-born, with a strong cultural tie to British and Irish roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common here, making up 45.7% and 42.8% of the population respectively, followed by Irish and Scottish roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
While the proportion of overseas-born residents rose slightly since 2011 to reach 12%, this remains much lower than most similar areas. About 80.1% of the population was born in Australia, with England being the most frequent overseas birthplace at 5%.
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/SOSR622/499-or-less/topic/ancestry-heritage