24.5% ▲ +6.2%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.1%
- 2016: 24.1%
- 2021: 24.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Cromer · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Cromer
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English and Australian ancestry dominate the family histories of people living in Cromer. While about one quarter of the population was born overseas, this is well below the national figure.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Most people here claim English (41.5%) or Australian (35.6%) ancestry. Other common family origins include Irish (10.6%), Scottish (9.7%), and Italian (7.2%) backgrounds.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 24.5% of residents were born overseas, which is much higher than most similar areas, though well below the New South Wales figure of 29.3%. Most residents were born in Australia (72.2%), followed by England (6.5%) and New Zealand (2.0%).
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 Cromer [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11119/cromer/topic/ancestry-heritage