13.3% —
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Nelson · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Nelson
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Australian ancestry is the most common background in Nelson, where 40.2% of people claim this heritage. The area is predominantly born in Australia and has far fewer overseas-born residents than both the state and national figures.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Beyond those of Australian descent, English ancestry is the next most common at 28.0%. Italian, Irish, and Scottish backgrounds also feature prominently, making up 9.8%, 8.9%, and 8.0% of the population respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 13.3% of people here were born overseas, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3% and the national average of 27.7%. The vast majority of residents were born in Australia (84.3%), followed by small groups from England, Italy, New Zealand, 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 Nelson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12931/nelson/topic/ancestry-heritage