13.2% ▲ +0.1%
Higher than 66% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 13.2%
- 2016: 15.8%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Shoalhaven Heads · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Shoalhaven Heads
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 Shoalhaven Heads compared to the rest of the state. Only 13.2% of residents were born outside Australia, which is much lower than the national figure. The area is dominated by people with English and Australian ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian are the most common ancestries here, making up 46.9% and 39.3% of the population. Irish and Scottish backgrounds are also common at 13.1% and 11.5% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The share of people born overseas is 13.2%, which is higher than most similar areas but far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3%. This proportion has barely changed since 2011, with 79.8% of residents 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 Shoalhaven Heads [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115125/shoalhaven-heads/topic/ancestry-heritage