3.8% ▲ +14.1%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.4%
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 3.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Craven · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Craven
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A very steady mix of heritage defines Craven, where the typical resident's roots remain firmly tied to the British Isles and Australia. Most people here identify with English or Australian ancestry, and the area has seen very little change in its birthplace patterns since 2011.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 52.9% and 41.3% of the population. Irish and Scottish heritage are also present at 10.6% and 8.7% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 3.8% of people in Craven were born overseas, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3% and the national figure of 27.7%. This is much lower than most areas, with 87.5% of residents 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 Craven [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11107/craven/topic/ancestry-heritage