29.6% ▲ +8.6%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.2%
- 2016: 27.4%
- 2021: 29.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Freshwater · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Freshwater
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More people have moved here from overseas since the last census, with 29.6% of Freshwater residents now born in another country. This mix of backgrounds is reflected in the local ancestry, where English and Australian roots are the most common.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 43.8%, followed by Australian at 33.3% and Irish at 13.9%. Other notable ancestral groups include Scottish and Italian roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Nearly 30% of people were born overseas, which is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the national figure of 27.7%. While 67.6% were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are 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 Freshwater [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11572/freshwater/topic/ancestry-heritage