29.9% ▲ +43.3%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.9%
- 2016: 18.5%
- 2021: 29.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Byron Bay · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Byron Bay
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Overseas arrivals have grown steadily in Byron Bay, with nearly 30% of the population now born outside Australia. This makes the area slightly more international than the national figure, though it remains closely aligned with the New South Wales average.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 38.4%, followed by Australian at 26%, Irish at 14.5%, Scottish at 11% and German at 6.2%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 29.9% of residents were born overseas, which is much higher than most similar areas. While 60.8% were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are England, New Zealand, Italy and South Africa.
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 Byron Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10731/byron-bay/topic/ancestry-heritage