11.9% ▲ +124.9%
Higher than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Erowal Bay · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Erowal Bay
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
About as diverse as most similar areas, Erowal Bay has a population where 11.9% of people were born overseas. English and Australian are the most common ancestral backgrounds here. While the share of overseas-born residents is far below the national figure, it has more than doubled since 2011.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 43.7%, followed by Australian at 35.8%. Irish and Scottish backgrounds are also prominent, each making up over 11% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 11.9% of residents were born overseas, which is far below the 27.7% national figure. This proportion rose 6.6 percentage points since 2011, with the most common birthplaces being Australia at 83.6% and England at 2.4%.
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 Erowal Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121037/erowal-bay/topic/ancestry-heritage