10.6% ▲ +12.4%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.5%
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 10.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Cardiff · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Cardiff
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Just 10.6% of people in Cardiff were born overseas, which is far below the national figure of 27.7%. This makes Cardiff a place where the vast majority of residents are Australian-born. British and Irish roots remain the most common ancestral links for those living here.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English are the most common ancestries at 43.3% and 41.0% respectively. Scottish, Irish, and German heritage also feature prominently in the local own-history.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The number of people born overseas is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3%. Most residents were born in Australia (86%), followed by small numbers from England, New Zealand, India, and the Philippines.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Cardiff
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in Cardiff [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10808/cardiff/topic/ancestry-heritage