11.3% ▲ +31.1%
Lower than 65% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 8.6%
- 2016: 9.5%
- 2021: 11.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Newcastle - Maitland · Urban Area
Ancestry & Birthplace in Newcastle - Maitland
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common heritage in Newcastle - Maitland, where 42.4% of people claim this background. The region is predominantly Australian-born and has a much lower share of overseas-born residents than the rest of the state.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most frequent, with 42.4% and 41.5% of people respectively. Other common backgrounds include Scottish (11.5%), Irish (11.1%), and German (4.2%).
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 11.3% of people were born overseas, a figure far below the New South Wales rate of 29.3% and the national figure of 27.7%. This proportion has risen slightly since 2011, though 84.6% 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 Newcastle - Maitland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/1025/newcastle-maitland/topic/ancestry-heritage