21.4% ▼ -16.6%
Higher than 92% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 25.6%
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 21.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Arcadia Bay · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Arcadia Bay
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A diverse range of roots defines daily life in Arcadia Bay (L), where over a fifth of the people were born outside Australia. While British and Irish heritage is common, the area's makeup has shifted as the proportion of overseas-born residents has fallen since 2011.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 46.4%, followed by Australian at 25.8%, Irish at 19.8%, Scottish at 14.5%, and German at 6.9%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 21.4% of people were born overseas, a figure that is among the highest for similar areas but well below the national average of 27.7%. Most residents were born in Australia (70.2%), while England (4.8%) and New Zealand (1.6%) are the most common other 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 Arcadia Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322006/arcadia-bay/topic/ancestry-heritage