18.2% ▲ +4.9%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.3%
- 2016: 16.1%
- 2021: 18.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Broken Head · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Broken Head
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Overseas birth rates in Broken Head have shifted since 2011 to reach 18.2% of the population. While most residents identify with English or Australian roots, the area sees a higher proportion of people born abroad than many similar small localities.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 38.7% and 32.5% of the community. Other significant groups include those with Irish, Scottish and German roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Almost 70% of people were born in Australia, though 18.2% were born overseas. This is higher than most similar areas, but remains well below the national figure of 27.7%.
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 Broken Head [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10588/broken-head/topic/ancestry-heritage