13.3% ▼ -8.8%
Higher than 66% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 14.6%
- 2016: 13.9%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Bawley Point · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Bawley Point
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Bawley Point compared to the rest of the state, with only 13.3% of residents born abroad. This reflects a community with deep local roots, where the vast majority of people have Australian origins.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 44.4%, followed by Australian at 39.0%. Irish and Scottish roots are also prominent, making up 17.7% and 15.4% of the population respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
While 80% of residents were born in Australia, the proportion of overseas-born people is higher than in most similar areas. This figure has fallen slightly from 14.6% in 2011 and remains far below the national rate of 27.7%.
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 Bawley Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121003/bawley-point/topic/ancestry-heritage