6.4% ▲ +2.0%
Lower than 99% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 6.3%
- 2016: 6.7%
- 2021: 6.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
500 or more · Section of State Range
Ancestry & Birthplace in 500 or more
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Only 6.4% of people in 500 or more were born overseas, making it one of the least internationally diverse areas at this level. This region is overwhelmingly Australian-born, with a population that has remained very stable in its makeup over the last decade.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English are the most common ancestries here, making up 12.8% and 10.5% of the population respectively, followed by Irish at 3.4%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of overseas-born residents is far below the national figure of 27.7%, and this has barely changed since 2011. Most people were born in Australia (87.3%), with small numbers from New Zealand and England.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in 500 or more [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sosr/SOSR721/500-or-more/topic/ancestry-heritage