15.0% ▼ -13.1%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.3%
- 2016: 16.9%
- 2021: 15.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Tuross Head · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Tuross Head
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Tuross Head than in the rest of the state or country. Only 15% of the population arrived from another country, though this is still higher than most similar areas. The community is overwhelmingly of English and Australian descent.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are most common, making up 46.7% and 38.2% of the population. Other significant groups include Irish and Scottish ancestors.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
While 77.9% of residents were born in Australia, England is the most common overseas birthplace at 5.8%. The overseas-born rate is far below the figures for New South Wales and Australia.
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 Tuross Head [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13997/tuross-head/topic/ancestry-heritage