28.1% ▲ +70.6%
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 16.5%
- 2016: 8.6%
- 2021: 28.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Byron Bay · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Byron Bay
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A massive 12 percentage point jump in overseas births since 2011 marks a shifting population in Byron Bay. While the area remains predominantly Australian and British in heritage, it is now among the most diverse places at this level for people born overseas.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 39.3%, followed by Australian at 27.1% and Irish at 14.7%. Scottish and German roots also feature for 11.4% and 5.9% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Nearly 28.1% of people were born overseas, a figure that is about the same as the national average. Most residents were born in Australia (63.4%), with England (5.7%) and New Zealand (2.6%) as the most common overseas birthplaces.
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 Byron Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL113004/byron-bay/topic/ancestry-heritage