15.0% ▲ +4.9%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.3%
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 15.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Narooma · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Narooma
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A far smaller proportion of people were born overseas in Narooma compared to the state or national figures. Only 15% of the population was born outside Australia, which is much lower than the 29.3% seen across New South Wales.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Most people here identify with British and Irish roots, with English ancestry being the most common at 42.8%, followed by Australian at 36.9%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
While 15% of residents were born overseas—a figure higher than in most similar areas—this is still far below the Australian average of 27.7%. Most people were born in Australia (77.8%), with England as the most common overseas birthplace at 5.4%.
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 Narooma [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12909/narooma/topic/ancestry-heritage