8.8% ▲ +18.5%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.4%
- 2016: 7.8%
- 2021: 8.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Bega · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Bega
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Strong ties to British and Irish roots define the local identity in Bega, where a huge majority of the population shares these ancestral links. This heritage is reflected in the community's high proportion of Australian-born residents and a relatively small number of people born overseas.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English ancestries are the most common, making up 43.3% and 40.0% of the population. Irish, Scottish, and German roots are also prominent, accounting for 12.2%, 8.9%, and 5.4% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 8.8% of people were born overseas, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3% and the national average of 27.7%. Most residents were born in Australia (82.3%), with England (2.2%) and New Zealand (0.8%) as the next most common 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 Bega [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10253/bega/topic/ancestry-heritage