3.8% ▼ -78.4%
Lower than 92% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 17.4%
- 2016: 15.7%
- 2021: 3.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Seahampton · Urban Centre
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A strong sense of colonial roots shapes daily life in Seahampton (L), where most residents claim Australian or English ancestry. The area is overwhelmingly Australian-born, with a tiny fraction of the population coming from overseas.
The ancestries people most identify with.
About half of the people here identify as Australian, followed by 42.5% with English ancestry. Other common roots include Irish at 8.6% and Scottish at 6.8%.
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 3.8% of residents were born overseas, a figure far below the New South Wales average of 29.3%. This is among the lowest proportions for similar areas and has fallen 14 points since 2011.
3.8% ▼ -78.4%
Lower than 92% of urban centre areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in Seahampton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122118/seahampton/topic/ancestry-heritage