14.4% ▲ +3.7%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.9%
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 14.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Chain Valley Bay · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Chain Valley Bay
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A far lower share of people were born overseas in Chain Valley Bay compared to the state or national figures. While 14.4% of residents were born abroad, the area remains dominated by those with English and Australian ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, accounting for 45.6% and 38.2% of the population respectively. Other notable groups include Irish at 12.7% and Scottish at 11.5%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The percentage of people born overseas is 14.4%, which is higher than most similar areas but far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3% and the national figure of 27.7%. Most residents were born in Australia (77.8%), followed by England (5.8%) and New Zealand (1.7%).
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 Chain Valley Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10879/chain-valley-bay/topic/ancestry-heritage