6.7% ▲ +23.7%
Lower than 99% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 5.4%
- 2016: 6.2%
- 2021: 6.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
4,999 or less · Section of State Range
Ancestry & Birthplace in 4,999 or less
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Australian ancestry is the most common background in 4,999 or less, shared closely with English roots. The area is predominantly born in Australia and has one of the lowest proportions of overseas-born residents compared to similar places.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries are Australian at 10.2% and English at 10.0%, followed by Irish at 3.3%, Scottish at 2.8%, and German at 1.4%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 6.7% of people here were born overseas, which is among the lowest for similar areas and far below the national figure of 27.7%. This proportion has risen slightly since 2011, with 85.7% of the population 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 4,999 or less [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sosr/SOSR715/4-999-or-less/topic/ancestry-heritage