11.8% ▲ +24.7%
Higher than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 9.5%
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 11.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Greenwell Point · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Greenwell Point
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Strong ties to British and Australian roots define the identity of Greenwell Point, where 88.9% of people claim English or Australian ancestry. This heritage is reflected in the local population, which is far more likely to be born in Australia than people across the state or nation.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 46.0%, followed closely by Australian at 42.9%. Irish and Scottish roots are also present, accounting for 11.5% and 9.6% of residents respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 11.8% of people here were born overseas, a figure far below the 29.3% seen in New South Wales and the 27.7% national average. While this proportion has risen by 2.3 percentage points since 2011, the vast majority of residents—81.8%—were 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 Greenwell Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115068/greenwell-point/topic/ancestry-heritage