14.9% ▲ +14.9%
Higher than 75% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 13.0%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 14.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Middleton · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Middleton
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far more people were born overseas in Middleton than in most similar areas, although this remains well below the state and national figures. About 15% of the population grew up outside Australia, with the majority of residents claiming English or Australian ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Half of the people here claim English ancestry, followed by 39% who identify as Australian. Other common roots include Scottish (11.5%), Irish (10.2%) and German (8.6%) ancestry.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The share of people born overseas rose 1.9 points since 2011 to reach 14.9%, which is far below the national figure of 27.7%. Most residents were born in Australia (81.8%), while England is the most common overseas birthplace at 8.2%.
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 Middleton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL415028/middleton/topic/ancestry-heritage