13.5% ▲ +97.7%
Higher than 68% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 6.8%
- 2016: 16.2%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
St Georges Basin - Sanctuary Point · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in St Georges Basin - Sanctuary Point
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A far lower share of people were born overseas in St Georges Basin - Sanctuary Point compared to the state and national figures. While 13.5% of residents were born abroad, this is well below the New South Wales rate of 29.3%. Most people here claim English or Australian ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 43.0%, followed closely by Australian at 41.5% and Irish at 10.5%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of overseas-born residents rose 6.7 percentage points since 2011 to reach 13.5%, which is higher than most similar areas. Most people were born in Australia (79.9%), with England as the most common overseas birthplace at 4.8%.
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 St Georges Basin - Sanctuary Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL113015/st-georges-basin-sanctuary-point/topic/ancestry-heritage