6.8% ▼ -69.0%
Lower than 79% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 21.8%
- 2016: 16.4%
- 2021: 6.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
St George · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in St George
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A sharp drop in overseas-born residents has shifted the makeup of St George since 2011. Only 6.8% of the population was born outside Australia, making it one of the most locally-born areas in the region.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Most people identify with British and Irish roots, with Australian, English, Irish and Scottish ancestries making up the vast majority of the community.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of people born overseas fell 15 points since 2011 to just 6.8%, which is far below the national figure of 27.7%. Over eight in ten residents were 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 St George [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315089/st-george/topic/ancestry-heritage