17.4% ▼ -0.5%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.5%
- 2016: 16.6%
- 2021: 17.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Shell Cove · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Shell Cove
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A growing number of people from overseas have moved to Shell Cove since 2011. While most residents are born in Australia, the area is more diverse than many similar suburbs. English and Australian ancestries remain the most common roots for those living here.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 37.3% and 35.4% of the population. Irish and Scottish roots follow at 9.7% and 8.9%, while 5.3% of people claim Italian ancestry.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
People born overseas make up 17.4% of the population, which is higher than in most similar areas. However, this is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3% and the national figure 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 Shell Cove [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13547/shell-cove/topic/ancestry-heritage