16.4% —
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 17.0%
- 2021: 16.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Curraweela · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Curraweela
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A strong sense of British heritage shapes the identity of Curraweela, where over half the residents claim English ancestry. While the area is mostly Australian-born, a small but notable portion of the population comes from overseas, giving the community a varied mix of roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian are the most common ancestries here, making up 55.2% and 40.3% of the people. Other common roots include Irish at 11.9% and Scottish at 9.0%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
People born overseas make up 16.4% of the population, which is higher than most similar areas, though this is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3%. Most residents were born in Australia (80.6%), followed by England at 7.5%.
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 Curraweela [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11180/curraweela/topic/ancestry-heritage