16.2% ▲ +39.7%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 16.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Capertee · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Capertee
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A shifting mix of backgrounds has shaped Capertee, where overseas-born residents now make up 16.2% of the population. While the area remains predominantly Australian and English in its roots, it has a higher proportion of people born abroad than most similar areas.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English are the most common ancestries at 41.5% and 33.8% respectively. Other significant roots include Irish (11.5%), German (8.5%), and Scottish (5.4%).
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 16.2% of people were born overseas, which is higher than most similar areas, though far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3% and the national figure of 27.7%. Most residents were born in Australia (74.6%), followed by England 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 Capertee [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10801/capertee/topic/ancestry-heritage