4.1% ▲ +74.2%
Lower than 99% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 2.3%
- 2016: 3.5%
- 2021: 4.1%
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.
English ancestry is the most common background in 499 or less, where 8% of people claim this heritage. The area is very traditional in its origins, with the vast majority of residents born in Australia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most frequent, at 8% and 7.8% respectively. Other common backgrounds include Irish (2.8%), Scottish (2.3%), and German (1.3%).
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Just 4.1% of people were born overseas, which is far below the national figure of 27.7% and among the lowest for similar areas. This figure rose slightly from 2.3% in 2011, though 90.1% of the population was still born in Australia.
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 499 or less [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sosr/SOSR722/499-or-less/topic/ancestry-heritage