11.3% ▲ +175.6%
Higher than 53% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 11.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Nambucca Heads · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Nambucca Heads
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 Nambucca Heads, where 41.7% of residents claim this background. The area remains strongly tied to its colonial roots, with a very high proportion of people born in Australia compared to the state and national figures.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most frequent, making up about 42% and 40% of the population respectively. Irish and Scottish roots are also common, each accounting for around 11% of residents.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 11.3% of people were born overseas, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3%. While this is around the middle for similar areas, the proportion of overseas-born residents has risen 7.2 percentage points since 2011.
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 Nambucca Heads [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL114022/nambucca-heads/topic/ancestry-heritage