10.1% ▲ +8.0%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.4%
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 10.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Fennell Bay · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Fennell Bay
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A strong sense of traditional roots remains in Fennell Bay, where 84.1% of residents were born in Australia. The area is far less diverse in its birthplaces than the state or national figures, with a population largely shaped by English, Australian, and Scottish ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are most common, making up 43.8% and 42.5% of the population respectively. Scottish and Irish roots are also prominent, accounting for 12% and 11.1% of residents.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 10.1% of people here were born overseas, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3% and the national average of 27.7%. Beside Australia, the most common birthplaces are England at 2.1% and New Zealand at 1.3%.
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 Fennell Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11503/fennell-bay/topic/ancestry-heritage