19.2% ▲ +146.7%
Higher than 88% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 7.8%
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 19.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Newell · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Newell
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A growing mix of international backgrounds shapes daily life in Newell, where the overseas-born population has jumped 11 percentage points since 2011. While many residents still identify with traditional British and Australian roots, nearly one in five people now live here having been born in another country.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, each making up about 35% of the population, followed by Irish at 11.5% and Scottish at 9.9%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
People born overseas make up 19.2% of the population, which is much higher than most similar areas, though this remains well below the Queensland and national figures. Australia is the primary birthplace for 72.8% of residents, with England at 5.4% and New Zealand at 2.2%.
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 Newell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322093/newell/topic/ancestry-heritage