16.1% ▲ +45.4%
Higher than 80% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 15.4%
- 2021: 16.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Salamander Bay - Soldiers Point · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Salamander Bay - Soldiers Point
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Nearly half of the people in Salamander Bay - Soldiers Point identify as English, making it the most common ancestry in the area. While the community is mostly Australian-born, the proportion of people born overseas has risen to 16.1%. This trend shows a growing international presence in the region.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most frequent at 49.1%, followed by Australian at 37% and Irish at 13.4%. Other common roots include Scottish and German heritage.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The share of people born overseas rose 5.0 percentage points since 2011 to 16.1%, which is much higher than most similar areas. However, this figure remains far below the New South Wales and national rates. Most residents were born in Australia, with England being the most common overseas birthplace 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 Salamander Bay - Soldiers Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL114027/salamander-bay-soldiers-point/topic/ancestry-heritage