16.5% ▲ +25.8%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.1%
- 2016: 15.5%
- 2021: 16.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Black Head · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Black Head
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Over 80% of people in Black Head were born in Australia, making it a community with few overseas-born residents. While English and Australian ancestries are the most common, the area maintains a strong connection to its British and Irish roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 48.1%, followed closely by Australian at 42.4%. Irish and Scottish roots are also prominent, accounting for 14.3% and 13.7% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 16.5% of residents were born overseas, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3%. This is higher than most similar areas, though the vast majority of people here were born in Australia.
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 Black Head [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10383/black-head/topic/ancestry-heritage