11.4% ▲ +5.1%
Lower than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 11.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Nambucca Heads · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Nambucca Heads
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English heritage is the most common background in Nambucca Heads, where 42.1% of people claim this ancestry. The area is predominantly Australian-born, with very few residents moving here from overseas compared to the rest of the country.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Along with English roots, 39.3% of people identify as Australian, while Irish and Scottish ancestries each account for around 11% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 11.4% of residents were born overseas, a figure that is far below the national average of 27.7% and has barely changed since 2011. Most of the population was born in Australia, with England and New Zealand as the next most common birthplaces.
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 Nambucca Heads [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/108021158/nambucca-heads/topic/ancestry-heritage