13.6% ▲ +2.0%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.3%
- 2016: 14.7%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Mystery Bay · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Mystery Bay
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Very little has changed in the ancestral makeup of Mystery Bay over the last decade. English and Australian roots remain the most common, with a small number of residents born overseas. Most people here share a similar British and Irish heritage.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 41.7%, followed by Australian at 33.7% and Irish at 16.1%. Scottish and German roots are also present in the community.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 13.6% of people were born overseas, which is higher than most similar areas but far below the figures for New South Wales and Australia. While 71.9% were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are England and the Philippines.
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 Mystery Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12894/mystery-bay/topic/ancestry-heritage