18.5% ▲ +14.3%
Lower than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 16.2%
- 2016: 17.5%
- 2021: 18.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Kariong · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Kariong
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Kariong than in the wider state, with only 18.5% of residents arriving from abroad. While the area remains predominantly Australian and English in its heritage, the proportion of overseas-born residents has risen slightly since 2011.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Most people in the area claim Australian (42.3%) or English (39.6%) ancestry, followed by Irish (10.0%) and Scottish (9.1%) roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The 18.5% of residents born overseas is well below the national figure of 27.7% and far below the New South Wales rate of 29.3%. This figure rose 2.3 percentage points since 2011, with the most common birthplaces being Australia (78.8%) and England (4.4%).
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 Kariong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/102011033/kariong/topic/ancestry-heritage