7.8% ▼ -31.8%
Lower than 71% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 6.6%
- 2021: 7.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Bombala · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Bombala
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Bombala compared to most similar areas. While 83.3% of the population was born in Australia, the area remains strongly tied to its British and Irish roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English are the most common ancestries here, making up 46.0% and 39.8% of the population respectively. Irish and Scottish roots are also present at around 10% each.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 7.8% of residents were born overseas, a figure that is far below the New South Wales rate of 29.3% and has fallen 3.7 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 Bombala [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115021/bombala/topic/ancestry-heritage