12.4% ▲ +1.0%
Higher than 61% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 10.6%
- 2021: 12.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Ballina · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Ballina
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common heritage for 43.6% of people in Ballina. This community is shaped largely by these and other British Isles roots, though a small but steady proportion of residents were born outside Australia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestry are the most prominent, followed by Irish at 13.7% and Scottish at 11.9%. German heritage is also noted at 4.4%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
A total of 12.4% of residents were born overseas, a figure that has barely changed since 2011. While this is higher than most similar areas, it is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3% and the national figure of 27.7%.
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/ucl/UCL113001/ballina/topic/ancestry-heritage