18.5% ▲ +14.4%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.2%
- 2016: 17.5%
- 2021: 18.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Kariong · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Kariong
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Almost 19% of people in Kariong were born overseas, which is much higher than most similar areas. While the local birthplace diversity is high compared to nearby spots, it remains well below the national figure. Most residents identify with traditional British and Irish roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English are the most common ancestries, making up 42.3% and 39.6% of the population. Irish and Scottish roots are also prominent, at 10% and 9.1% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 18.5% of people were born outside Australia, a figure that is far below the New South Wales average of 29.3%. The most common birthplaces outside Australia are England at 4.4% and New Zealand at 2%.
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 Kariong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12082/kariong/topic/ancestry-heritage