14.5% ▲ +17.8%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 15.9%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Scarborough · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Scarborough
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Over half of people in Scarborough claim English ancestry, making it a primary cultural pillar for the area. While the community has strong ties to the British Isles, it remains predominantly Australian-born with a small but distinct overseas population.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 50.8%, followed by Australian at 35.1%. Scottish and Irish roots are also significant, at 13.2% and 12.9% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 14.5% of residents were born overseas, which is higher than most similar areas. However, this is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3% and the national figure of 27.7%.
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 Scarborough [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13515/scarborough/topic/ancestry-heritage