14.8% ▲ +2535.8%
Higher than 74% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 0.6%
- 2016: 17.1%
- 2021: 14.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Alyangula · Urban Centre
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A growing mix of global backgrounds shapes daily life in Alyangula, where the proportion of people born overseas has surged recently. While most residents identify as Australian or English, the community has become notably more international over the last decade.
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian ancestry is the most common at 38.6%, followed by English at 26.9%, Irish at 8.7%, Scottish at 5.6% and German at 2.4%.
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
People born overseas now make up 14.8% of the population, a figure that rose 14 points since 2011. This is much higher than most similar areas, though it remains far below the national figure of 27.7%.
14.8% ▲ +2535.8%
Higher than 74% of urban centre areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in Alyangula [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL721001/alyangula/topic/ancestry-heritage