12.7% ▲ +17.9%
Lower than 52% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 10.8%
- 2016: 11.3%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Ballina · Urban Area
Ancestry & Birthplace in Ballina
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Ballina sits around the middle of similar areas for its share of overseas-born residents. While the community is predominantly Australian-born, there has been a steady rise in people moving here from abroad over the last decade.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 44.5% and 39.3% of the population respectively. Other frequent ancestral roots include Irish at 14.4% and Scottish at 12.5%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 12.7% of people in Ballina were born overseas, which is far below the figures for New South Wales and Australia. This is a small increase from 2011, with most residents born in Australia (81.5%) or England (3.7%).
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 Ballina [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/1003/ballina/topic/ancestry-heritage