13.0% ▲ +1.6%
Lower than 81% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 12.8%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Bega · State Electorate
Ancestry & Birthplace in Bega
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Barely any change has occurred in the birthplace makeup of Bega since 2011. The town remains overwhelmingly Australian-born, with only 13% of residents born overseas. This is far below the national figure and the New South Wales average.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are most common, accounting for 43.4% and 39.2% of the population respectively. Irish and Scottish roots follow at 13.1% and 11.4%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 13.0% of people were born overseas, a figure that is far below the New South Wales rate of 29.3% and the national figure of 27.7%. The vast majority are born in Australia (79.1%), followed by England at 4.5%.
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 Bega [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10009/bega/topic/ancestry-heritage