12.9% ▲ +17.2%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.0%
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Empire Bay · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Empire Bay
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A much smaller share of people were born overseas in Empire Bay than in the rest of the state. Only 12.9% of residents were born abroad, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3%. This creates a community where the vast majority of people were born in Australia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Most residents claim Australian (44.6%) or English (43.2%) ancestry. Other common roots include Scottish (12.0%) and Irish (11.2%) backgrounds.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
With 83% of the population born in Australia, this area is far below the national figure of 27.7% for overseas births. Among those born abroad, England is the most common birthplace at 4.6%.
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 Empire Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11418/empire-bay/topic/ancestry-heritage