17.0% ▼ -0.2%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.0%
- 2016: 16.6%
- 2021: 17.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Holgate · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Holgate
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Nearly half of the people in Holgate claim English ancestry, making it the most common root in the area. Most residents were born in Australia, though a small number of people have moved here from overseas.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, at 46.9% and 40.8% respectively. Other significant roots include Irish at 14.3% and Scottish at 11.4%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 17% of people were born overseas, which is higher than most similar areas, though far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3%. Most residents were born in Australia (81.3%), followed by England (5.7%) and New Zealand (2.2%).
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 Holgate [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11928/holgate/topic/ancestry-heritage