21.5% —
Lower than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 21.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Caringbah · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Caringbah
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
About 74.3% of people in Caringbah were born in Australia, making it a place where Australian-born residents are far more common than the national average. While the area has a strong English and Irish heritage, the proportion of overseas-born residents has slightly increased over recent years.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 36.6%, followed by Australian at 34.5%. Irish and Scottish roots are also prominent, making up 12.1% and 9.3% of the population respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The 21.5% of residents born overseas is well below the New South Wales figure of 29.3% and the national average of 27.7%. This proportion rose 1.5 percentage points since 2016, with the most common overseas birthplaces being England, New Zealand and China.
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 Caringbah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/128011602/caringbah/topic/ancestry-heritage