14.8% ▲ +172.5%
Higher than 74% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.4%
- 2016: 18.8%
- 2021: 14.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Tuross Head · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Tuross Head
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More people were born overseas in Tuross Head than in most similar areas, though the total remains quite low compared to the state. While 14.8% of residents were born abroad, the community is overwhelmingly of English and Australian descent.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 46.4%, followed by Australian at 38.5%. Other notable groups include Irish at 13.3%, Scottish at 12.0%, and German at 5.1%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of people born overseas rose 9.4 points since 2011 to reach 14.8%, which is much higher than most similar areas. However, this is still far below the same figure for New South Wales (29.3%) and Australia (27.7%), with 78.1% 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 Tuross Head [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115142/tuross-head/topic/ancestry-heritage