31.3% ▲ +6.0%
Higher than 87% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 29.5%
- 2016: 29.7%
- 2021: 31.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Claremont · Council (LGA)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Claremont
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far more people were born overseas in Claremont than in most similar areas. While 31.3% of residents were born abroad, the local ancestry is still dominated by English and Australian roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 44.1%, followed by Australian at 30.3%. Scottish, Irish, and Chinese roots are also prominent, making up 12.6%, 12.4% and 6.4% of the population respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 31.3% of residents were born overseas, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas and well above the national figure of 27.7%. This proportion rose 1.8 points since 2011, with the most common birthplaces being England (8.6%), China (2.4%), and South Africa (2.4%).
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 Claremont [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA51750/claremont/topic/ancestry-heritage