13.4% ▲ +23.8%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.8%
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Nowra · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Nowra
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A steady flow of overseas arrivals has seen the proportion of people born outside Australia in Nowra rise since 2011. While the area remains dominated by traditional roots, 13.4% of residents were born overseas. This is a far lower share than the national figure.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Most people here claim Australian (38.9%) or English (37.7%) ancestry. Irish and Scottish roots are also common, making up 10.5% and 8.3% of the population respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 13.4% of people were born overseas, which is far below the 27.7% national figure and the 29.3% state average. The most common birthplaces outside Australia are England (3.2%), India (1.3%), and the Philippines (0.9%).
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 Nowra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13039/nowra/topic/ancestry-heritage