18.0% ▲ +36.5%
Lower than 66% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 13.2%
- 2016: 16.5%
- 2021: 18.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Terrigal · State Electorate
Ancestry & Birthplace in Terrigal
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More than three quarters of people in Terrigal were born in Australia, creating a community with very deep local roots. While the area is less diverse than most parts of the state, the number of people born overseas has risen to 18.0% since 2011.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 45.0% and 38.7% of the population respectively. Irish and Scottish roots also feature strongly, at 13.6% and 11.6%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 18.0% of residents were born overseas, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3% and well below the national 27.7%. Outside of Australia, the most common birthplaces are England at 6.4% and New Zealand at 1.7%.
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 Terrigal [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10082/terrigal/topic/ancestry-heritage