30.4% ▲ +1.4%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.0%
- 2016: 37.7%
- 2021: 30.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Shellharbour City Centre · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Shellharbour City Centre
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common heritage in Shellharbour City Centre, where 35.2% of residents claim those roots. The area has a diverse mix of backgrounds, with more than 30% of people born overseas. This is a little above the figures for both New South Wales and Australia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most frequent, making up 35.2% and 23.4% of the population. Other common backgrounds include Irish, Scottish, and Italian roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 30.4% of people here were born overseas, which is much higher than most similar areas. While 55.4% were born in Australia, the next most common birthplaces are England, India, New Zealand, and Vietnam.
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 Shellharbour City Centre [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13549/shellharbour-city-centre/topic/ancestry-heritage