21.7% ▲ +26.7%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.2%
- 2016: 19.1%
- 2021: 21.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Bowral · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Bowral
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Bowral compared to the rest of the country, with only 21.7% born abroad. While the area has a diverse range of roots, English and Australian ancestries remain the most common.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most frequent at 46.3%, followed by Australian at 34.0% and Irish at 16.0%. Scottish and German roots are also present, making up 14.2% and 3.9% of the population respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of residents born overseas is much higher than in most similar areas, though it is well below the New South Wales figure of 29.3%. Most people were born in Australia (73.9%), with England (7.2%) and New Zealand (1.7%) being the next most common birthplaces.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Bowral
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in Bowral [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10534/bowral/topic/ancestry-heritage