16.8% ▲ +46.7%
Higher than 72% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 11.4%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 16.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Nelson Bay · Urban Area
Ancestry & Birthplace in Nelson Bay
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Family roots from across the globe shape the daily life of Nelson Bay, though British and Irish heritage remains a dominant influence. While the area is more diverse than many similar places, the vast majority of residents were born in Australia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English (46.0%) and Australian (37.1%) are the most common ancestries here, followed by Irish (12.8%) and Scottish (12.3%) roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 16.8% of people were born overseas, a figure that rose 5.3 percentage points since 2011. This is higher than most similar areas, though it is still far below the New South Wales (29.3%) and national (27.7%) figures.
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 Nelson Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/1024/nelson-bay/topic/ancestry-heritage