18.5% ▲ +269.2%
Higher than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 14.2%
- 2021: 18.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Nelson Bay · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Nelson Bay
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common heritage in Nelson Bay, where 44.4% of people claim these roots. The area has seen a significant shift in its makeup, with the proportion of overseas-born residents jumping by 14 percentage points since 2011.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most frequent, making up 44.4% and 36.5% of the population. Irish and Scottish roots follow at 12.9% and 11.6% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 18.5% of people were born overseas, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas but well below the national average of 27.7%. Most residents were born in Australia (77.1%), followed by England at 5.8%.
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/ucl/UCL113012/nelson-bay/topic/ancestry-heritage