28.3% ▲ +7.6%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.3%
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 28.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Phillip Bay · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Phillip Bay
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Diverse family roots shape daily life in Phillip Bay, where nearly 30% of the population was born overseas. The community is mostly defined by a strong British and Irish heritage, though it reflects a wider mix of global backgrounds.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 26.9% and 25.5% of the area. Irish (11.4%), Scottish (8.5%) and Italian (7.8%) roots also feature prominently.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Overseas-born residents make up 28.3% of the population, which is much higher than most similar areas. While this is a little below the New South Wales figure of 29.3%, it is about the same as the national average of 27.7%.
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 Phillip Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13205/phillip-bay/topic/ancestry-heritage