8.0% ▲ +17.2%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.9%
- 2016: 9.0%
- 2021: 8.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
West Nowra · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in West Nowra
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Very few people born overseas live in West Nowra, with only 8% of residents arriving from another country. This is far below the national figure of 27.7%, making it one of the most Australian-born areas in the region.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian are the most common ancestral backgrounds here, accounting for 40.4% and 46.4% of the population respectively. Other common origins include Scottish (8.8%) and Irish (8.2%) ancestry.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of overseas-born residents is much lower than in most other areas. This is reflected in the fact that 86.2% of people were born in Australia, while England (2.7%) and New Zealand (0.9%) are the most common birthplaces for those from abroad.
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 West Nowra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14265/west-nowra/topic/ancestry-heritage