19.8% —
Lower than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 19.5%
- 2021: 19.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Tweed Heads South · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Tweed Heads South
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Few things have shifted in the roots of Tweed Heads South over the last decade, with the share of overseas-born residents barely changing since 2016. Most people here trace their family lines back to the British Isles, with English and Australian ancestries making up nearly 80% of the total.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 43.5%, followed by Australian at 35.7%, Irish at 11.7%, and Scottish at 11.2%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of people born overseas is 19.8%, which is well below the figures for New South Wales and Australia. This has remained steady since 2016, with 74% of residents born in Australia and 6% born in England.
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 Tweed Heads South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/112031552/tweed-heads-south/topic/ancestry-heritage