13.6% ▲ +60.4%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.5%
- 2016: 8.6%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Fisherman Bay · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Fisherman Bay
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common heritage in Fisherman Bay, where over half of residents claim English roots. This sparsely populated area has a strong connection to British and Australian origins, though it has far fewer overseas-born residents than the state or national figures.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most prominent at 50.7%, followed by Australian at 39.3%. Other common backgrounds include Irish, Scottish and German heritage.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 13.6% of people were born overseas, which is higher than most similar areas but far below the national figure of 27.7%. The vast majority were born in Australia (88.6%), with England being the most common overseas birthplace at 5.7%.
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 Fisherman Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40441/fisherman-bay/topic/ancestry-heritage