18.6% ▲ +59.9%
Higher than 72% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 11.7%
- 2016: 14.1%
- 2021: 18.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
5,000 to 9,999 · Section of State Range
Ancestry & Birthplace in 5,000 to 9,999
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A much lower share of people were born overseas in 5,000 to 9,999 compared to the national figure, though the figure has risen since 2011. While 18.6% of residents were born abroad, this is well below the Australian average of 27.7%.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries are Australian at 27.2% and English at 20.4%, followed by Irish, Scottish and Filipino roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
While the overseas-born population is much higher than in most similar areas, it rose from 11.7% in 2011 to 18.6% in 2021. Most people here were born in Australia, with the next most common birthplaces being the Philippines, Nepal, India 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 5,000 to 9,999 [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sosr/SOSR714/5-000-to-9-999/topic/ancestry-heritage