16.9% ▲ +11.7%
Lower than 60% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 15.1%
- 2016: 15.8%
- 2021: 16.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Camden · Sub-region (SA3)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Camden
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English and Australian roots dominate daily life in Camden, where 74% of residents claim one of these two ancestries. This strong colonial heritage is reflected in a population that is much more likely to be born in Australia than in other parts of the state.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English are the most common ancestries at 38.5% and 35.7%, followed by Irish, Scottish and Italian backgrounds.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 16.9% of people were born overseas, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3% and the national figure of 27.7%. While this proportion rose slightly since 2011, the vast majority of residents (80.6%) were born in 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 Camden [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/12301/camden/topic/ancestry-heritage