9.2% ▼ -9.8%
Lower than 89% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 9.2%
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.
Fewer people were born overseas in 499 or less by the 2021 Census, as the share of the population born abroad fell to 9.2%. This makes the area far less diverse in its birthplaces than the national figure, with most residents born in Australia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian ancestry is the most common at 27.7%, followed by English at 12.6%, Scottish at 3.3%, Irish at 2.7%, and Chinese at 1.3%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 9.2% of people here were born overseas, a figure that is among the lowest for similar areas and far below the Australian average of 27.7%. This share has fallen by 1 point since 2011, and 73.6% of the population was 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 499 or less [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sosr/SOSR922/499-or-less/topic/ancestry-heritage