48.7% ▲ +6.5%
Higher than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 45.7%
- 2016: 48.5%
- 2021: 48.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Kogarah Bay - Carlton - Allawah · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Kogarah Bay - Carlton - Allawah
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Nearly half of all residents in Kogarah Bay - Carlton - Allawah were born overseas, a figure far above the national average. This diversity is reflected in the local ancestry, where Chinese and Greek heritage are particularly prominent alongside Australian and English roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Chinese ancestry is the most common at 19.6%, followed by Australian at 12.8%, English at 12.0%, and Greek at 10.7%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Almost 48.7% of people here were born outside Australia, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 29.3%. This proportion has risen by 3 percentage points since 2011, with China (10.7%) and Nepal (6.0%) being the most common overseas 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 Kogarah Bay - Carlton - Allawah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/119041379/kogarah-bay-carlton-allawah/topic/ancestry-heritage