21.8% ▲ +9.8%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.8%
- 2016: 19.5%
- 2021: 21.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Point Clare · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Point Clare
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Well below the state and national figures, only 21.8% of people in Point Clare were born overseas. This makes the area much more Australian-born than most similar places. The local population is predominantly of English and Australian ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 43.8%, followed by Australian at 37%. Other significant ancestral groups include Scottish at 12%, Irish at 11.3% and German at 3.9%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
While 21.8% of residents were born overseas—which is much higher than most similar areas—this is still well below the New South Wales figure of 29.3%. Most people were born in Australia (74.5%), with England (6.4%) and New Zealand (1.7%) being the next most common birthplaces.
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 Point Clare [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13243/point-clare/topic/ancestry-heritage