6.9% ▼ -3.1%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.1%
- 2016: 6.5%
- 2021: 6.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Bombowlee · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Bombowlee
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Very few changes have occurred in the roots of the people living in Bombowlee over the last decade. The area remains overwhelmingly Australian-born and predominantly of British and Irish descent. Almost 45% of residents claim Australian ancestry, with English and Irish roots also making up a huge part of the community.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The local ancestry is dominated by Australian (44.3%) and English (40.2%) backgrounds. Irish heritage is also common at 14.4%, followed by Scottish at 8.6% and German at 4.1%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 6.9% of people were born overseas, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3%. Most residents were born in Australia (88.3%), and the area has a much lower proportion of overseas-born residents than most other areas.
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 Bombowlee [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10458/bombowlee/topic/ancestry-heritage