32.2% ▲ +3.0%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.3%
- 2016: 31.4%
- 2021: 32.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Cammeray · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Cammeray
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A growing number of overseas-born residents has shaped the makeup of Cammeray over the last decade. About 32.2% of the population was born outside Australia, which is well above the national figure. This diversity is reflected in a mix of ancestries, with English and Australian backgrounds being the most common.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most frequent at 38.6%, followed by Australian at 28.7% and Irish at 14.8%. Scottish and Chinese ancestries also feature prominently in the local mix.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
More than three in ten people here were born overseas, a figure that is among the highest for similar areas. While 65.1% were born in Australia, England is the most common overseas birthplace at 6.2%.
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 Cammeray [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10777/cammeray/topic/ancestry-heritage