14.9% ▲ +2.8%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.5%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 14.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Port Hacking · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Port Hacking
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
An overwhelming 83% of people in Port Hacking were born in Australia. This high proportion of local births means the area is far less diverse than both the state and national figures. Most residents identify with traditional British and Irish roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The area is dominated by people of Australian (40.7%) and English (37.8%) descent. Irish, Scottish, and Italian ancestries also make up a significant part of the local identity.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Those born overseas make up 14.9% of the population, which is higher than most similar areas but far below the figures for New South Wales (29.3%) and Australia (27.7%). Outside of Australia, England is the most common birthplace at 3.8%.
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 Port Hacking [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13256/port-hacking/topic/ancestry-heritage