12.2% ▲ +2.7%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 12.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Warners Bay · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Warners Bay
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
The mix of backgrounds in Warners Bay has remained steady over the last decade. English and Australian ancestries dominate the area, with about 87% of residents claiming one of these two roots. This creates a profile that is much more traditional than the state and national averages.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 45.7%, followed closely by Australian at 41.4%. Scottish and Irish roots are also prominent, making up 12.5% and 11.0% of the population respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 12.2% of people in Warners Bay were born overseas, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3% and the national average of 27.7%. Most residents were born in Australia (84.6%), while England is the most common overseas birthplace at 3.1%.
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 Warners Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14171/warners-bay/topic/ancestry-heritage