28.0% ▲ +6.0%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.4%
- 2016: 27.2%
- 2021: 28.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Clovelly · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Clovelly
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Recent years have seen a steady shift in where people in Clovelly come from. This area remains heavily rooted in British and Irish heritage, with nearly 40% of residents claiming English ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 39.7% and 29.5% of the population. Irish, Scottish and Italian heritage follow, accounting for 18.3%, 11.0% and 5.0% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 28.0% of residents were born overseas, which is much higher than most similar areas. This figure is about the same as the national average, while 69.1% of people were 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 Clovelly [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10937/clovelly/topic/ancestry-heritage