10.5% ▲ +2.4%
Lower than 53% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 10.3%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 10.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Newstead · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Newstead
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 Newstead, where 47% of residents claim English roots. The area is overwhelmingly Australian-born, with a very small proportion of the population arriving from overseas.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most prominent, making up 47% and 38.6% of the community respectively. Irish and Scottish roots are also common, accounting for 17.2% and 14% of people.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 10.5% of people were born overseas, a figure that is far below the 30% seen in Victoria and the 27.7% national average. This proportion has barely changed since 2011, with 84% of residents 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 Newstead [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL221054/newstead/topic/ancestry-heritage