17.0% ▲ +228.2%
Higher than 84% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.2%
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 17.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Old Erowal Bay · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Old Erowal Bay
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common heritage in Old Erowal Bay, where 45.5% of residents claim these roots. The area has a strong British and Irish influence, while the proportion of people born overseas has jumped significantly over the last decade.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English heritage leads the local breakdown at 45.5%, followed by Australian at 33.2% and Irish at 14.3%. Scottish and German ancestries also feature, making up 11.7% and 4.1% of the population respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
People born overseas now make up 17.0% of the population, a figure that rose 12 points since 2011. While this is much higher than most similar areas, it remains far below the New South Wales and national figures. Most residents were born in Australia (73.6%), with England (7.6%) and New Zealand (2.1%) as the next most common birthplaces.
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 Erowal Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115117/old-erowal-bay/topic/ancestry-heritage