21.5% ▲ +12.4%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.1%
- 2016: 20.1%
- 2021: 21.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Caringbah · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Caringbah
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A growing number of residents in Caringbah now identify with a diverse range of ancestral roots. While English and Australian remains the most common backgrounds, the area shows a strong connection to traditional British Isles origins alongside a notable Chinese presence.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English (36.7%) and Australian (34.4%) ancestries are the most common, followed by Irish at 12.2%, Scottish at 9.4%, and Chinese at 4.5%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 21.5% of people were born overseas, which is much higher than most similar areas, though this is well below the figures for New South Wales and Australia. Most residents were born in Australia (74.3%), with England (3.8%) and New Zealand (2.0%) as the next most common 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 Caringbah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10814/caringbah/topic/ancestry-heritage