14.0% ▲ +83.3%
Higher than 57% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 7.7%
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Carrathool · Council (LGA)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Carrathool
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
About 14% of people in Carrathool were born overseas, placing the area around the middle for similar regions. Most residents claim Australian, English, Irish or Scottish ancestry, reflecting a population with strong traditional roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian ancestry is the most common at 39.6%, followed by English (34.5%), Irish (10.2%) and Scottish (9.1%).
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of people born overseas has risen to 14% since 2011, though this remains far below the national figure of 27.7%. Most residents were born in Australia (73.4%), with smaller groups arriving from India, the Philippines and England.
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 Carrathool [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA11600/carrathool/topic/ancestry-heritage