21.2% ▲ +6.7%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.8%
- 2016: 20.3%
- 2021: 21.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Terrigal · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Terrigal
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 Terrigal, where 44.4% of residents claim these roots. The area is predominantly Australian-born, though it has a higher proportion of overseas-born residents than most similar places.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Along with 44.4% of English descent, many locals identify as Australian (35.5%), Irish (13.4%), or Scottish (11.4%). Italian ancestry is also present at 3.7%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
While 21.2% of people were born overseas—a figure much higher than most similar areas—this is well below the New South Wales (29.3%) and national (27.7%) rates. Most residents were born in Australia (74.4%), followed by England (7.0%) and New Zealand (1.9%).
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 Terrigal [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13820/terrigal/topic/ancestry-heritage