12.8% ▼ -3.4%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.2%
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Bergalia · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Bergalia
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Recent trends show Bergalia remains a place with very deep roots in the UK and Ireland. Half the population identifies as English, which is the most common ancestry in the area. This strong British heritage is reflected in the fact that the vast majority of residents were born in Australia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most prominent at 50%, followed by Australian at 30% and Irish at 21.1%. Other common ancestries include Scottish at 11.7% and German at 7.2%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 12.8% of people were born overseas, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3% and the national figure of 27.7%. Most residents were born in Australia (85%), while the most common overseas birthplaces are England (3.3%) and New Zealand (2.8%).
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 Bergalia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10302/bergalia/topic/ancestry-heritage