29.0% ▼ -3.5%
Higher than 71% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 30.1%
- 2016: 29.4%
- 2021: 29.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Hobsons Bay · Sub-region (SA3)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Hobsons Bay
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More people were born overseas in Hobsons Bay than in most similar areas, with 29.0% of the population arriving from abroad. This creates a diverse community where English and Australian ancestries are most common, though Italian and Irish roots are also strongly represented.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 28.7%, followed by Australian at 26.0%. Other significant groups include Irish (10.6%), Scottish (8.6%) and Italian (7.7%) ancestry.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Nearly 30% of residents were born outside Australia, which is a little above the national figure of 27.7%. This proportion has fallen slightly since 2011, and while most people were born in Australia (66.8%), England, New Zealand and India are the most common overseas birthplaces.
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 Hobsons Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/21302/hobsons-bay/topic/ancestry-heritage