9.8% ▲ +52.1%
Lower than 58% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 6.5%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 9.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Old Bar · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Old Bar
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Old Bar than in the rest of the country, with only 9.8% of residents arriving from abroad. This reflects a population with deep roots in Australia, where the vast majority of people trace their heritage back to British and Irish origins.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, each accounting for about 43% of the population. Irish and Scottish roots are also prominent, making up 12.1% and 10.8% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
While the proportion of overseas-born residents rose 3.4 points since 2011, the 9.8% total remains far below the national figure of 27.7%. Most people here were born in Australia (84.6%), followed by England at 3.1%.
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 Old Bar [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115116/old-bar/topic/ancestry-heritage