11.8% ▲ +49.0%
Higher than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 7.9%
- 2016: 8.5%
- 2021: 11.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Nowra Hill · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Nowra Hill
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Nowra Hill compared to the rest of the state. Only 11.8% of residents were born outside Australia, which is a massive gap compared to the New South Wales figure of 29.3%. This reflects a community with deep roots in Australia and the UK.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Most people identify with British and Irish roots, with English ancestry at 38.8%, Scottish at 10.9%, and Irish at 10.4%, alongside 48.6% who identify as Australian.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
While the proportion of overseas-born residents rose 3.9 percentage points since 2011, the 11.8% total remains far below the national figure of 27.7%. The most common birthplaces outside Australia are England, New Zealand, India, and South Africa.
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 Nowra Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121090/nowra-hill/topic/ancestry-heritage