9.7% ▲ +1.2%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.6%
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 9.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Old Bar · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Old Bar
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Australian and English roots dominate the heritage of Old Bar, with both groups making up about 43% of the population. This reflects a community with very strong ties to British and colonial origins.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, followed by Irish at 12.0% and Scottish at 10.9%. German ancestry is also present at 3.9%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 9.7% of people here were born overseas, which is far below the figures for New South Wales (29.3%) and Australia (27.7%). Most residents were born in Australia (84.2%), while the next most common birthplaces are England, New Zealand, South Africa, and India.
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 Old Bar [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13084/old-bar/topic/ancestry-heritage