12.3% ▲ +13.5%
Lower than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Nowra · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Nowra
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Only 12.3% of people in Nowra were born overseas, which is far below the national figure. This makes the area much less diverse in birthplaces than most other parts of the country. The community is primarily made up of people with Australian and English roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English are the most common ancestries, making up 40.9% and 37.7% of the population respectively. Irish, Scottish and German heritage are also present in smaller numbers.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of overseas-born residents rose 1.5 percentage points since 2011, though at 12.3% it remains far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3%. Most residents were born in Australia, followed by England, India and New Zealand.
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 Nowra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/114011278/nowra/topic/ancestry-heritage