11.7% ▲ +173.0%
Higher than 56% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 2.0%
- 2021: 11.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Plainland · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Plainland
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A far lower share of people in Plainland were born overseas compared to the rest of the country, with only 11.7% born abroad. This reflects a community with deep roots in Australia and a strong English and Australian ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common here, making up 42.6% and 41.3% of the population respectively, followed by German, Irish, and Scottish roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
While the proportion of overseas-born residents is far below the national figure of 27.7%, this group has grown from 4.3% in 2011 to 11.7% in 2021. Most residents were born in Australia (83.6%), with England and New Zealand being the most common overseas birthplaces.
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 Plainland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL321083/plainland/topic/ancestry-heritage