8.1% —
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.5%
- 2021: 8.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Cavan · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Cavan
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Over half of the people in Cavan claim English ancestry, making it a cornerstone of the local identity. The area is overwhelmingly Australian-born, with a small minority of residents coming from overseas.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 51.4%, followed by Australian at 27.0%. Other frequent responses include Scottish (16.2%), Irish (13.5%) and German (8.1%) heritage.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 8.1% of residents were born overseas, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3% and the national average of 27.7%. About 75.7% of the population was born in Australia, while England is the most common overseas birthplace at 8.1%.
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 Cavan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10860/cavan/topic/ancestry-heritage