8.1% ▲ +1.1%
Lower than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.0%
- 2016: 8.0%
- 2021: 8.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Bombala · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A steady birthrate from overseas has seen Bombala's overseas-born population stay almost the same since 2011. Most residents here were born in Australia, with 81.7% of the population born here.
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian are the most common ancestries in the area, followed by Scottish (12.3%) and Irish (11.7%).
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 8.1% of people were born overseas, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3% and the national figure of 27.7%. This is among the lowest proportions for any similar area.
8.1% ▲ +1.1%
Lower than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in Bombala [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/101031013/bombala/topic/ancestry-heritage