15.5% —
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 15.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Bombay · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Bombay
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A strong sense of British and Irish heritage shapes the identity of Bombay, where nearly half the population claims English ancestry. While 15.5% of residents were born overseas, this is far below the figures for both New South Wales and Australia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 47.2%, followed by Australian at 28.2% and Irish at 23.2%. Scottish roots are also prominent, claimed by 12.0% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Most people here were born in Australia (71.8%). While 15.5% were born overseas, which is higher than most similar areas, this is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3% and the national figure of 27.7%.
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 Bombay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10455/bombay/topic/ancestry-heritage