9.2% ▲ +33.1%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.9%
- 2016: 8.5%
- 2021: 9.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Deepwater · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Deepwater
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Deepwater has remained very traditional in its roots, with very few residents born overseas compared to the rest of the country. Most people here claim English, Australian, or Irish ancestry, reflecting a strong tie to these heritage groups.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 43.6%, followed by Australian at 35.5% and Irish at 13.8%. Other common roots include Scottish and German heritage.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 9.2% of people were born overseas, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3% and the national figure of 27.7%. Most residents were born in Australia, with small numbers from England, New Zealand 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 Deepwater [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11233/deepwater/topic/ancestry-heritage