12.9% ▲ +2.9%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 13.7%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Bowman · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Bowman
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A far lower proportion of people in Bowman were born overseas compared to the rest of the state and country. While 12.9% of residents were born abroad, this is about 15 percentage points below the national figure. Most people here identify with traditional British and Irish roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Almost half of residents claim Australian ancestry, followed by English at 40.3%, Scottish at 16.5%, and Irish at 10.1%. German ancestry is also present at 5.8%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 12.9% of the population was born overseas, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3%. Outside of those born in Australia, the most common birthplaces are England at 5.8% and New Zealand at 4.3%.
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 Bowman [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10529/bowman/topic/ancestry-heritage