14.6% ▲ +72.0%
Higher than 73% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 8.5%
- 2016: 15.5%
- 2021: 14.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Mount Pleasant · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Mount Pleasant
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common heritage in Mount Pleasant (L), making up 45.5% of the local population. This small area has a strong connection to British and Australian roots, while also seeing a steady increase in people born overseas.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most frequent, accounting for 45.5% and 43.9% of residents. German heritage is also notable here, held by 10.7% of the community.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The share of people born overseas has risen to 14.6% since 2011, which is higher than most similar areas. However, this figure is still far below the national average of 27.7%.
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 Mount Pleasant [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL421027/mount-pleasant/topic/ancestry-heritage