16.6% ▲ +23.8%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.4%
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 16.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Batemans Bay · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Batemans Bay
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A higher share of people were born overseas in Batemans Bay than in most similar areas. While 16.6% of residents grew up abroad, this is still far below the national figure of 27.7%. Most people here identify as having English or Australian ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 40.4%, followed by Australian at 37.7%. Irish, Scottish and German ancestries also make up a combined 24.9% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 73.2% of the population was born in Australia. Of those born overseas, England is the most common birthplace at 4.8%, followed by New Zealand at 1.7%.
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 Batemans Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10229/batemans-bay/topic/ancestry-heritage