31.3% ▼ -4.4%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.7%
- 2016: 32.2%
- 2021: 31.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Canada Bay · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Canada Bay
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A much higher share of people were born overseas in Canada Bay than in most similar areas. This diverse mix is led by strong Italian and English roots, with Italian being the most common ancestry at 24.2%.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Italian is the most frequent ancestry at 24.2%, followed by English at 19.9%, Australian at 19.1%, Chinese at 12.6%, and Irish at 9.9%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 31.3% of residents were born overseas, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. While 66.2% were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are Italy (6.5%) and China (4.3%).
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 Canada Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10784/canada-bay/topic/ancestry-heritage