7.3% ▲ +13.9%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.4%
- 2016: 7.0%
- 2021: 7.3%
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.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Broadwater compared to most similar areas. This is a community with deep roots in Australia, where 81% of residents were born here and the vast majority claim European ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 47.6%, followed by Australian at 37%. Irish and Scottish roots are also prominent, making up 13.7% and 12.4% of the population respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 7.3% of people were born overseas, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3% and the national figure of 27.7%. Aside from Australia, England is the most common birthplace at 2.4%.
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/SAL10577/broadwater/topic/ancestry-heritage