20.9% —
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 17.0%
- 2021: 20.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Barragga Bay · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Barragga Bay
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More than one in five people in Barragga Bay were born overseas, a figure much higher than in most similar areas. This makes the community more diverse than nearby spots, although it remains well below the New South Wales and national levels.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 59.3%, followed by Australian at 44.0%, Scottish at 22.0%, and Irish at 14.3%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
While 20.9% of residents were born overseas, this is well below the New South Wales figure of 29.3% and the national rate of 27.7%. Most people were born in Australia (80.2%), with England being the most common overseas birthplace at 8.8%.
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 Barragga Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10211/barragga-bay/topic/ancestry-heritage