15.2% ▲ +51.6%
Higher than 76% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 10.1%
- 2016: 14.4%
- 2021: 15.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Batemans Bay · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Batemans Bay
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More than 15% of people in Batemans Bay were born overseas, a figure that has risen by 5.2 percentage points since 2011. While this is much higher than most similar areas, it remains far below the New South Wales and national figures. The community is predominantly of English and Australian descent.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 41.9% and 36.9% of the population. Other notable groups include Irish at 11.7%, Scottish at 10.4%, and German at 3.8%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 15.2% of residents were born outside Australia, which is far below the state figure of 29.3% and the national figure of 27.7%. Most people were born in Australia (75.9%), followed by England (4.8%) and New Zealand (1.6%).
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 Batemans Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL113002/batemans-bay/topic/ancestry-heritage