5.0% ▼ -7.1%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.4%
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 5.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Cargo · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Cargo
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A steady trend of Australian-born residents continues in Cargo, where very few people have moved from overseas. This is a highly traditional community where nearly 90% of people were born in Australia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English ancestries are the most common, making up 47% and 43.8% of the population respectively. Irish and Scottish roots are also present in about 13% and 11% of residents.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 5% of people in Cargo were born overseas, which is far below the national figure of 27.7%. The vast majority are Australian-born, with New Zealand and England 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 Cargo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10812/cargo/topic/ancestry-heritage