8.5% ▲ +12.0%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.6%
- 2016: 9.3%
- 2021: 8.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Nowa Nowa · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Nowa Nowa
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common background for people in Nowa Nowa, making up 40.2% of the population. The area is predominantly Australian-born, with a small percentage of residents born overseas compared to the rest of the state and country.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Alongside 33.7% who identify as Australian, those with English roots are the largest group. Other common ancestries include Irish at 12.1%, Scottish at 7.5%, and Dutch at 4.5%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 8.5% of people were born overseas, which is far below the Victorian figure of 30.0% and the national figure of 27.7%. Most residents were born in Australia (74.9%), followed by England at 4.0% and New Zealand at 1.5%.
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 Nowa Nowa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21975/nowa-nowa/topic/ancestry-heritage