7.0% ▼ -45.3%
Lower than 77% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 12.9%
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 7.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Jervis Bay · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Jervis Bay
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Just 7.0% of people in Jervis Bay (L) were born overseas, which is far below the national figure. This makes it a place where the vast majority of residents were born in Australia, with a strong local identity rooted in English and Australian ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian ancestry is the most common at 42.2%, followed by English at 25.0%. Other notable groups include German, Scottish, and Indian ancestries, which each make up between 3.9% and 5.5% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The share of overseas-born residents has fallen by 5.8 percentage points since 2011 to reach 7.0%. This is much lower than most other areas, sitting far below the 27.7% national average and the 28.9% figure for Other Territories.
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 Jervis Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL922002/jervis-bay/topic/ancestry-heritage