7.5% ▲ +64.3%
Lower than 74% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 6.2%
- 2021: 7.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Millfield · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Millfield
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Just 7.5% of people in Millfield were born overseas, a figure far below the national average. This makes it a community where the vast majority of residents have Australian roots. Most people identify with traditional British and Irish heritage.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Nearly half of the population claims Australian ancestry, followed closely by English ancestry at 40.9%. Irish and Scottish roots are also common, making up 10.2% and 9.4% of the area.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of overseas-born residents rose by 2.9 points since 2011, though at 7.5% it remains far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3%. Most residents were born in Australia, with England being the most common overseas birthplace at 2.8%.
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 Millfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121076/millfield/topic/ancestry-heritage