9.4% ▲ +27.3%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.4%
- 2016: 9.1%
- 2021: 9.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Boolaroo · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Boolaroo
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
British and Australian heritage dominates daily life in Boolaroo, where 86% of residents share English or Australian ancestry. The area is far less diverse than the state or national average, with a very high proportion of people born in Australia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, each accounting for over 43% of the population. Scottish and Irish roots are also prominent, making up 12.3% and 10.1% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 9.4% of people in Boolaroo were born overseas, a figure that is far below the New South Wales average of 29.3%. Most residents were born in Australia (85.6%), with England and New Zealand as the most common overseas birthplaces.
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 Boolaroo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10480/boolaroo/topic/ancestry-heritage