9.5% ▲ +90.8%
Lower than 60% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 9.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Erakala · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Erakala
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Most people in Erakala share a similar heritage, with an overwhelming majority identifying as Australian or British. This creates a community where overseas birthplaces are relatively uncommon, though the proportion of residents born abroad has nearly doubled since 2011.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries are Australian at 37.8% and English at 37.1%. Irish (15.1%) and Scottish (11.6%) roots are also frequent, while Italian ancestry accounts for 5.7%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 9.5% of residents were born overseas, a figure far below the national average of 27.7%. While this is lower than most areas, the share of overseas-born people rose 4.5 points since 2011, with 82.3% of the population 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 Erakala [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322040/erakala/topic/ancestry-heritage