10.3% ▼ -48.4%
Lower than 55% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 19.9%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 10.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Nome · Urban Centre
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Nome compared to the rest of the country. Just 10.3% of residents were born outside Australia, a figure that is far below the national average and has fallen nearly 10 points since 2011.
The ancestries people most identify with.
Most people in the area claim Australian ancestry at 46.9%, followed by English at 41%, Scottish at 11.8%, and Irish at 6.7%.
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of overseas-born residents is far below the Queensland figure, with 82.6% of people born in Australia. Outside of Australia, England is the most common birthplace at 3%.
10.3% ▼ -48.4%
Lower than 55% of urban centre areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in Nome [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL321078/nome/topic/ancestry-heritage