28.7% ▼ -8.3%
Higher than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 31.3%
- 2016: 30.2%
- 2021: 28.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Safety Bay - Shoalwater · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Safety Bay - Shoalwater
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More people were born overseas in Safety Bay - Shoalwater than in most similar areas. While 28.7% of residents were born outside Australia, the local community is overwhelmingly of English and Australian descent.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English is the most common ancestry at 49.8%, followed by Australian at 34.1%. Other significant groups include Scottish (11.0%) and Irish (9.9%) ancestry.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of people born overseas is a little above the national figure of 27.7%, though this has fallen 2.6 points since 2011. England is the most common birth place outside Australia, accounting for 13.6% of the population.
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 Safety Bay - Shoalwater [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/507051190/safety-bay-shoalwater/topic/ancestry-heritage