13.8% ▲ +14.1%
Lower than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
North Nowra - Bomaderry · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in North Nowra - Bomaderry
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in North Nowra - Bomaderry than in most other areas. Only 13.8% of residents were born outside Australia, which is much lower than the national figure. The area remains heavily rooted in British and Irish heritage.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian are the most common ancestries, making up 44.2% and 41.8% of the population respectively. Irish and Scottish heritage also feature strongly at 11.3% and 10.4%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 13.8% of people here were born overseas, a figure far below the New South Wales average of 29.3%. While this rose 1.7 points since 2011, the area is still much less diverse than the rest of the country, with 80.8% 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 North Nowra - Bomaderry [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/114011277/north-nowra-bomaderry/topic/ancestry-heritage