37.6% ▲ +29.3%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.1%
- 2016: 34.4%
- 2021: 37.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Little Bay · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Little Bay
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A high proportion of overseas-born residents defines Little Bay, where 37.6% of people were born in another country. This is well above the national figure and reflects a diverse community with strong ties to both the UK and Asia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 28.1%, followed by Australian at 21.3% and Irish at 14.7%. Chinese and Scottish roots are also prominent, making up 9.3% and 7.1% of the population respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The overseas-born population is among the highest for similar areas, sitting 9.9 percentage points above the Australian average. While 57.8% were born in Australia, the largest groups from abroad come from England, China, 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 Little Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12358/little-bay/topic/ancestry-heritage