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Nowra - Bomaderry Structure Plan area

Ancestry

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The three largest ancestries in Nowra - Bomaderry Structure Plan area in 2021 were Australian, English and Irish.

Ancestry defines the cultural association and ethnic background of an individual going back three generations. Ancestry is a good measure of the total size of cultural groups in Nowra - Bomaderry Structure Plan area regardless of where they were born or what language they speak.

Ancestry data, should be combined with data on Birthplace, Language Spoken at Home and Religion for a more complete picture of Nowra - Bomaderry Structure Plan area's ethnic characteristics.

Please note that the "Australian Aboriginal" and "Torres Strait Islander" categories in this topic are not directly comparable from 2021 to previous years, due to a change in the wording of the question. In 2021, these options were marked boxes on the question rather than write-in options. The "Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Origin" question is still considered a more reliable count for this group, and can be found on the Population summary page.

Please note: Due to changes in ABS rules around perturbation and additivity of data to protect the confidentiality of individuals, counts of ancestry groups and totals derived from them may differ slightly from those published by the ABS. For more information see notes on data confidentiality.

Q:

Derived from the Census question:

'What is the person's ancestry?'

Multi-response

Ancestry - Totals
Nowra - Bomaderry Structure Plan area - Total persons (Usual residence)20212016Change
Ancestry totalsNumber%Shoalhaven City %Number%Shoalhaven City %2016 to 2021
Not stated3,3786.75.13,3247.66.1+53
Total responses50,714----43,949----+6,764
Total people38,241----34,719----+3,521
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information
Ancestry - Ranked by size
Nowra - Bomaderry Structure Plan area - Total persons (Usual residence)20212016Change
AncestryNumber%Shoalhaven City %Number%Shoalhaven City %2016 to 2021
Australian15,79241.340.215,30544.143.1+487
English15,42840.343.114,48541.743.1+943
Irish3,88410.211.73,87611.211.8+7
Scottish3,5149.210.93,2899.510.4+224
Australian Aboriginal3,2708.65.94041.20.8+2,865
German1,3813.63.91,3343.83.9+46
Italian7792.02.56191.82.2+160
Dutch5131.31.44751.41.4+38
Filipino4251.10.82580.70.5+167
Indian4121.10.62340.70.4+177
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Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).

Dominant groups

Analysis of the ancestry responses of the population in Nowra - Bomaderry Structure Plan area in 2021 shows that the top five ancestries nominated were:

  • Australian (15,792 people or 41.3%)
  • English (15,428 people or 40.3%)
  • Irish (3,884 people or 10.2%)
  • Scottish (3,514 people or 9.2%)
  • Australian Aboriginal (3,270 people or 8.6%)

In combination these five ancestries account for 41,888 responses in total, or 109.54% of all responses.

The major differences between the ancestries of the population in Nowra - Bomaderry Structure Plan area and Shoalhaven City were:

  • A larger percentage of people with Australian Aboriginal ancestry (8.6% compared to 5.9%)
  • A smaller percentage of people with English ancestry (40.3% compared to 43.1%)
  • A smaller percentage of people with Scottish ancestry (9.2% compared to 10.9%)
  • A smaller percentage of people with Irish ancestry (10.2% compared to 11.7%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the reported ancestries of the population in this area between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Australian Aboriginal (+2,865 persons)
  • English (+943 persons)
  • Australian (+487 persons)
  • Scottish (+224 persons)

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