34.1% ▲ +15.9%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.4%
- 2016: 33.0%
- 2021: 34.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Clontarf · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Clontarf
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Over a third of people in Clontarf were born overseas, which is well above the national figure. This creates a diverse community where 34.1% of residents have roots outside Australia, while English and Australian ancestries remain the most common.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most frequent at 42.4%, followed by Australian at 28.5% and Irish at 13.3%. Scottish and Chinese ancestries also make up a notable part of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of overseas-born residents is among the highest for similar areas, sitting 4.8 percentage points above the New South Wales figure. While 64.1% were born in Australia, the next most common birthplaces are England, China, New Zealand, and South Africa.
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 Clontarf [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10934/clontarf/topic/ancestry-heritage