4.9% ▼ -26.1%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.6%
- 2016: 3.6%
- 2021: 4.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Camberwell · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Camberwell
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Camberwell than in the rest of the state, with only 4.9% of residents arriving from abroad. This is a very low figure compared to the New South Wales average of 29.3%. Most people here identify with English or Australian roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 43.1% and 40.2% of the population. Scottish ancestry is also notable at 9.8%, while German and Dutch backgrounds both sit at 3.9%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The vast majority of residents were born in Australia, accounting for 78.4% of the population. This makes the proportion of overseas-born people far below the national figure of 27.7%.
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 Camberwell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10761/camberwell/topic/ancestry-heritage