14.9% ▼ -9.1%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.4%
- 2016: 14.6%
- 2021: 14.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Castlereagh · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Castlereagh
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More than most similar areas, Castlereagh has a relatively high share of overseas-born residents, though it remains far below the state and national figures. About 15% of people here were born abroad, while the vast majority of the community claims English or Australian ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 36% and 35% of the population respectively. Other common ancestries include Irish at 8.1% and Scottish at 5%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 14.9% of people were born overseas, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3%. Most residents were born in Australia (81.7%), followed by small numbers from England (2.6%) and Italy (1.3%).
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 Castlereagh [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10849/castlereagh/topic/ancestry-heritage