34.7% ▲ +6.8%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.5%
- 2016: 38.4%
- 2021: 34.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Camperdown · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Camperdown
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Over a third of people in Camperdown were born overseas, placing this area among the highest for overseas birthplaces compared to similar places. This diverse mix is reflected in the local ancestry, where English, Australian, Irish, Chinese and Scottish roots are the most common.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries in the area are English at 31.6% and Australian at 25.1%, followed by Irish (13.8%), Chinese (10.6%) and Scottish (9.8%).
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 34.7% of residents were born overseas, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 29.3% and the national figure of 27.7%. While 59.4% were born in Australia, the most frequent overseas birthplaces are England, China, New Zealand and India.
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 Camperdown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10780/camperdown/topic/ancestry-heritage