19.3% ▲ +10.2%
Higher than 88% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 17.5%
- 2016: 19.8%
- 2021: 19.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Mount Barker · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Mount Barker
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 Barker, where 43.7% of people claim those roots. This local mix is largely British and Australian in character, though a growing number of residents were born overseas.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most prevalent, making up 43.7% and 36.7% of the population. Scottish and Irish roots are also common, each accounting for around 10% of the community.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Nearly one in five people (19.3%) were born overseas, a figure that is much higher than in most similar areas. However, this is well below the national figure of 27.7%, and the proportion of overseas-born residents rose slightly 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 Mount Barker [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL515025/mount-barker/topic/ancestry-heritage