9.0% ▲ +27.5%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.1%
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 9.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Swansea Heads · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Swansea Heads
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Swansea Heads compared to most similar areas. The community is overwhelmingly Australian-born, with the vast majority of residents claiming English or Australian ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Almost half of the population identifies as English, followed by 40.9% who claim Australian ancestry. Other common roots include Irish at 12.3% and Scottish at 11.5%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 9% of people here were born overseas, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3% and the national figure of 27.7%. Most residents are born in Australia (88.5%), while England is the most common overseas birthplace at 2.8%.
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 Swansea Heads [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13727/swansea-heads/topic/ancestry-heritage