12.3% ▲ +8.9%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Fishing Point · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Fishing Point
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
The makeup of Fishing Point has stayed largely consistent over the last decade, with a strong lean toward traditional roots. About 83% of residents were born in Australia, and the vast majority of people here claim English or Australian ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is most common at 48.6%, followed by Australian at 38.8%. Other significant roots include Irish at 12.9% and Scottish at 11.5%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 12.3% of people here were born overseas, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3% and the national rate of 27.7%. Most of those born abroad came from England, making up 4% of the population.
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 Fishing Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11529/fishing-point/topic/ancestry-heritage