14.3% —
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 15.7%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Charlotte Bay · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Charlotte Bay
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A strong sense of British heritage defines daily life in Charlotte Bay, where over 50% of residents claim English ancestry. While the area remains predominantly Australian-born, it has a higher proportion of overseas-born residents than most similar areas.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English is the most common ancestry at 50.3%, followed by Australian at 38.9%. Other common roots include Irish (9.7%), Scottish (8.6%) and Italian (4.6%).
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Most people here were born in Australia (78.3%), and the 14.3% born overseas is far below the national figure of 27.7%. Outside Australia, the most common birthplaces are England (5.1%) and South Africa (3.4%).
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 Charlotte Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10886/charlotte-bay/topic/ancestry-heritage