9.5% —
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 16.2%
- 2021: 9.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Broadwater · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Broadwater
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Deeply rooted English and Australian heritages shape the daily life of Broadwater, where 45.3% of people claim Australian ancestry. This local identity is reflected in a population that is far less diverse than the rest of the state.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English ancestries dominate the area, making up 45.3% and 43.9% of the community. Other common roots include Irish at 8.8% and Scottish at 6.1%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 9.5% of people here were born overseas, a figure that is far below the New South Wales average of 29.3%. The vast majority of residents, 82.4%, were born in Australia.
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 Broadwater [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10576/broadwater/topic/ancestry-heritage