7.2% ▼ -26.6%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.8%
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 7.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Bulga · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Bulga
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Almost 85% of people in Bulga were born in Australia, making it a community with very few overseas-born residents. The area is dominated by those with Australian and English heritage, reflecting a strong connection to traditional British and colonial roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Nearly half of the population identifies as Australian, with English ancestry following at 30.6%. Scottish and Irish backgrounds are also common, making up 7.7% and 6.5% of the community.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 7.2% of residents were born overseas, a figure far below the 29.3% seen in New South Wales. Outside of Australia, the most common birthplaces are South Africa and New Zealand.
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 Bulga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10648/bulga/topic/ancestry-heritage