18.4% ▲ +22.0%
Higher than 78% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 15.1%
- 2016: 16.2%
- 2021: 18.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Bowral - Mittagong · Urban Area
Ancestry & Birthplace in Bowral - Mittagong
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Nearly 45% of people in Bowral - Mittagong claim English ancestry, making it the most common heritage in the area. While the community has a strong British and Irish influence, the number of residents born overseas has grown over the last decade.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English heritage is the most frequent at 44.4%, followed by Australian at 37.4%. Irish and Scottish roots are also common, representing 13.6% and 13% of the population respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Overseas-born residents make up 18.4% of the population, which is much higher than in most similar areas. This figure rose 3.3 percentage points since 2011, though it remains well below the national figure of 27.7%.
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 Bowral - Mittagong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/1006/bowral-mittagong/topic/ancestry-heritage