17.2% ▲ +1.7%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.9%
- 2016: 16.5%
- 2021: 17.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Bangor · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Bangor
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English and Australian roots dominate the family histories of people in Bangor. While the area has a higher proportion of overseas-born residents than most similar places, the vast majority of the population was born in Australia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 38.9% and 37.5% of the population respectively. Other common backgrounds include Irish (12.4%), Scottish (10.0%), and Italian (4.7%).
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 17.2% of people were born overseas, which is higher than most similar areas, though this is far below the New South Wales (29.3%) and national (27.7%) figures. Most residents were born in Australia (81.5%), followed by England at 3.8%.
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 Bangor [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10178/bangor/topic/ancestry-heritage