17.6% ▲ —
Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 17.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Seventeen Seventy · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Seventeen Seventy
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A growing international presence defines the mix of people in Seventeen Seventy (L), where the overseas-born population has jumped from nothing to 17.6% in a decade. This shift adds a global layer to a community still rooted in strong English, Australian, and German heritage.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries are Australian and English, both at 34.4%, followed by German at 14.4%, Scottish at 8.8%, and Irish at 6.4%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 17.6% of people were born overseas, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas despite being far below the national rate of 27.7%. This is a significant change, as the proportion of overseas-born residents rose 18 percentage points since 2011.
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 Seventeen Seventy [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322107/seventeen-seventy/topic/ancestry-heritage