12.3% ▲ +3.1%
Lower than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Braidwood · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Braidwood
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Braidwood than in most similar areas. Only 12.3% of the population was born abroad, leaving the community with a very strong lean toward traditional British and Irish roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian are the most common ancestries, making up 42.3% and 39.1% of residents respectively. Irish and Scottish roots are also prominent, accounting for 15.6% and 13.1% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of overseas-born residents is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3% and the national figure of 27.7%. This share has barely changed since 2011, with 78.8% of people born in Australia.
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 Braidwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/101021007/braidwood/topic/ancestry-heritage