13.2% ▲ +12.9%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.7%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Charlestown · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Charlestown
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A strong sense of British and Australian heritage shapes the identity of Charlestown. Most residents here claim roots in the UK or Australia, and the area has far fewer overseas-born residents than the national average.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 42.2% and 39.9% of the population. Scottish (13.0%) and Irish (12.5%) roots are also significant parts of the local mix.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 13.2% of people here were born overseas, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3% and the national figure of 27.7%. The vast majority of the population, 84.2%, was born in Australia.
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 Charlestown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10884/charlestown/topic/ancestry-heritage