7.2% ▼ -46.0%
Lower than 76% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 13.3%
- 2016: 10.4%
- 2021: 7.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Portland · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Portland
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Just 7.2% of people in Portland were born overseas, which is far below the national average. This makes the town stand out as a place where the vast majority of residents are Australian-born.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 46.4% and 38.9% of the population. Irish and Scottish roots are also frequent, at 12.1% and 9.3% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of overseas-born residents has fallen 6.1 percentage points since 2011, leaving Portland far below New South Wales and the rest of Australia. Most people here were born in Australia (84.0%), followed by small numbers from England and New Zealand.
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 Portland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115121/portland/topic/ancestry-heritage