16.2% ▲ +90.4%
Higher than 80% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 8.5%
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 16.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Callala Bay · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Callala Bay
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Overseas births have nearly doubled in Callala Bay since 2011, rising 7.7 percentage points to 16.2%. While the area remains predominantly Australian-born, there is a growing mix of backgrounds in this coastal community.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 43.5% and 37.5% of the population respectively. Scottish and Irish roots also feature strongly, each accounting for around 13% of residents.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of people born overseas is much higher than in most similar areas, although it is still far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3%. Most residents were born in Australia (79.5%), with the next most common birthplaces being England, New Zealand, South Africa and Italy.
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 Callala Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115036/callala-bay/topic/ancestry-heritage