10.8% ▼ -6.9%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 10.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Nicholson · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Nicholson
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Deep roots in British and Australian heritage shape the identity of Nicholson. The area is overwhelmingly composed of people with English and Australian ancestry, creating a community with very few overseas-born residents compared to the rest of the country.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common here, making up 46.7% and 44.1% of the population. Scottish and Irish roots are also notable, at 11.8% and 10.3% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 10.8% of people were born overseas, a figure far below the 30% seen in Victoria and 27.7% across Australia. The vast majority of the population was born in Australia, at 84.0%.
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 Nicholson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21941/nicholson/topic/ancestry-heritage