17.0% —
Lower than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 16.6%
- 2021: 17.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Cronulla - Kurnell - Bundeena · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Cronulla - Kurnell - Bundeena
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Cronulla - Kurnell - Bundeena than in the rest of the state. Only 17% of the population was born outside Australia, which is a huge gap compared to the New South Wales figure of 29.3%. This creates a local profile dominated by people with deep roots in the UK and Ireland.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries are English at 41.3% and Australian at 34.5%. Other significant groups include Irish (15%), Scottish (10.4%) and Italian (4.8%) heritage.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of overseas-born residents has barely changed since 2016, remaining far below the national figure of 27.7%. Most people were born in Australia (78.8%), while the next most common birthplaces are England, New Zealand and South Africa.
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 Cronulla - Kurnell - Bundeena [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/128011604/cronulla-kurnell-bundeena/topic/ancestry-heritage