11.9% —
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 16.4%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Carabost · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Carabost
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Carabost compared to the rest of the country, with only 11.9% born abroad. This sparsely populated area is predominantly Australian-born, while those with overseas roots most commonly cite English, Australian, or Irish ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 61.2%, followed by Australian at 35.8% and Irish at 20.9%. Other notable groups include Scottish and Dutch heritage.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Just 11.9% of residents were born overseas, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3% and the national figure of 27.7%. Most people here were born in Australia (85.1%), with England and China being the most common overseas birthplaces.
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 Carabost [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10804/carabost/topic/ancestry-heritage