32.3% ▲ +7.0%
Higher than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 30.2%
- 2016: 30.7%
- 2021: 32.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Claremont · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Claremont
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More people were born overseas in Claremont than in most similar areas. While 62% of residents were born in Australia, about a third of the population grew up in another country. This international mix is most evident in the high number of residents with English, Irish, and Scottish roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 43.3%, followed by Australian (29.1%), Irish (12.0%), Scottish (11.8%), and Chinese (7.0%) roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Around 32.3% of people here were born overseas, a figure that is well above the Australian average and has risen by 2.1 points since 2011. The most common overseas birthplaces are England (8.6%), China (2.8%), South Africa (2.1%), and New Zealand (1.6%).
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/sa2/503011031/claremont/topic/ancestry-heritage