13.3% ▼ -4.5%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.9%
- 2016: 13.3%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Shoalhaven Heads · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Shoalhaven Heads
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Strong roots in British and Irish heritage shape the local identity of Shoalhaven Heads. Most people here trace their family history to the UK, and the area is far less diverse in its birthplaces than the rest of the state.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 47.0% and 39.3% of the population. Other significant family links include Irish at 13.2% and Scottish at 11.7%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 13.3% of residents were born overseas, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3%. While the vast majority were born in Australia, England is the most common overseas birthplace at 5.5%.
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 Shoalhaven Heads [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13555/shoalhaven-heads/topic/ancestry-heritage