5.3% ▼ -30.3%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.7%
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 5.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Awaba · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Awaba
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Awaba than in most similar areas. Only 5.3% of the population was born outside Australia, which is far below the national figure of 27.7%. This makes it a community with very few recent arrivals from other countries.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 47.2% and 44.2% of the population respectively. Irish, Scottish, and German roots are also present in smaller numbers.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
With 91.9% of residents born in Australia, this area is far below the New South Wales average of 29.3% for those born overseas. England is the most common overseas birthplace at 2.1%.
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 Awaba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10119/awaba/topic/ancestry-heritage