16.1% ▼ -7.8%
Lower than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 17.5%
- 2016: 16.5%
- 2021: 16.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Shellharbour - Flinders · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Shellharbour - Flinders
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 Shellharbour - Flinders, where 37.4% of people claim these roots. It is a predominantly Australian-born community with a small number of residents from overseas compared to the rest of the country.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Beyond English and Australian roots, 9.5% of people here have Irish ancestry, while 8.7% are Scottish and 5.3% are Italian.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 16.1% of people were born overseas, a figure that is far below the New South Wales and national totals. This proportion has fallen slightly since 2011, with 80.9% of residents now 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 Shellharbour - Flinders [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/107031141/shellharbour-flinders/topic/ancestry-heritage