7.3% ▼ -40.2%
Lower than 76% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 19.8%
- 2021: 7.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Broadwater · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Broadwater
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Most people in Broadwater have deep roots in Australia and the British Isles. With 81.1% of residents born in Australia, the area feels very traditional in its heritage and birthplace.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 45%, followed by Australian at 38.2%. Irish and Scottish roots are also prominent, making up 12.6% and 11.5% of the population respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 7.3% of people were born overseas, which is far below the national figure of 27.7%. This is much lower than most areas and has fallen 4.9 percentage points since 2011.
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 Broadwater [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121014/broadwater/topic/ancestry-heritage