43.4% ▲ +2.5%
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 42.4%
- 2016: 44.8%
- 2021: 43.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Carnegie · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Carnegie
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Nearly half of all residents in Carnegie were born overseas, making it a highly multicultural hub. This diversity is reflected in the home lives of the community, where Chinese, Indian, and English ancestries are all common.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, followed by Chinese (12.7%), Irish (9.2%) and Indian (8.8%) roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 43.4% of people here were born overseas, which is far above the national figure of 27.7%. This has risen slightly since 2011, with India (9.2%) and China (6.1%) being the most common birthplaces outside Australia.
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 Carnegie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/208021176/carnegie/topic/ancestry-heritage