10.6% ▲ +7.1%
Lower than 52% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 9.9%
- 2016: 14.1%
- 2021: 10.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Bethanga · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Bethanga
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Strong roots in British and Irish heritage define the identity of Bethanga. Most residents claim Australian or English ancestry, and the area has a much smaller proportion of overseas-born residents compared to the rest of the country.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English ancestries are the most common here, at 42.9% and 41.9% respectively, followed by Irish at 16.7% and Scottish at 11.1%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 10.6% of people were born overseas, a figure that has barely changed since 2011 and is far below the national average of 27.7%. Most people here were born in Australia (82.3%), with England being the most common overseas birthplace at 4.5%.
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 Bethanga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL222007/bethanga/topic/ancestry-heritage