16.1% —
Higher than 64% of council (lga) areas.
- 2016: 14.7%
- 2021: 16.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Central Coast · Council (LGA)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Central Coast
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Central Coast than in the rest of the state. While 16.1% of residents were born abroad, this is well below the New South Wales and national figures, though the proportion of overseas-born residents has risen slightly since 2016.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 42.6% and 39.9% of the population respectively. Irish (12.0%) and Scottish (10.5%) ancestries also feature prominently.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The typical resident was born in Australia (79.0%), meaning the 16.1% born overseas is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3%. The most common overseas birthplaces are England (4.6%) and New Zealand (1.7%).
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 Central Coast [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA11650/central-coast/topic/ancestry-heritage