6.3% ▲ +9.2%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.8%
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 6.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Bookham · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Bookham
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common heritage in Bookham, where nearly 45% of people claim these roots. The area has a very strong connection to British and Irish heritage, with the vast majority of residents born in Australia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry leads the way at 44.9%, followed by Australian (33.1%) and Irish (21.3%) roots. Scottish (15.7%) and German (3.9%) heritages are also represented in the community.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 6.3% of people here were born overseas, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3% and the national figure of 27.7%. This means Bookham 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 Bookham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10476/bookham/topic/ancestry-heritage