13.3% ▼ -3.2%
Higher than 66% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 13.7%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Braidwood · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Braidwood
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A far lower proportion of people were born overseas in Braidwood compared to the rest of the state. While 13.3% of residents were born abroad, this is well below the New South Wales figure of 29.3%. Most of the population identifies with traditional roots from the British Isles.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English is the most common ancestry at 43.1%, followed by Australian at 37.6% and Irish at 17.3%. Scottish and German roots are also present in the community.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The share of people born overseas has barely changed since 2011, sitting at 13.3%. While this is higher than in many similar areas, it remains far below the national figure of 27.7%, with 76.9% of people born in Australia.
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 Braidwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115026/braidwood/topic/ancestry-heritage