21.9% ▲ +5.3%
Higher than 76% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 20.8%
- 2016: 21.8%
- 2021: 21.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Capel · Council (LGA)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Capel
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far more people were born overseas in Capel than in most similar areas. While 21.9% of residents were born abroad, the area remains predominantly Australian and British in its heritage.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 45.9% and 39.4% of the population respectively, followed by Scottish and Irish roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The share of overseas-born residents rose slightly to 21.9% since 2011, though this is still well below the national figure of 27.7%. Most residents were born in Australia, with England, South Africa, and New Zealand as the next most common birthplaces.
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 Capel [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA51400/capel/topic/ancestry-heritage