7.9% ▲ +92.5%
Lower than 71% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 7.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Deepwater · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Deepwater
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Overseas born residents have nearly doubled in Deepwater since 2011, though they still make up a small part of the population. While the proportion of people born abroad rose to 7.9%, the area remains dominated by those with English and Australian ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common here, accounting for 44.4% and 36.5% of the population respectively. Irish, Scottish, and German roots also make up a significant part of the local mix.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 7.9% of people were born overseas, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3% and the national figure of 27.7%. Most residents were born in Australia (82.5%), with England and New Zealand being the next most common birthplaces.
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 Deepwater [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122049/deepwater/topic/ancestry-heritage