22.6% ▲ +5.4%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.4%
- 2016: 22.7%
- 2021: 22.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Taren Point · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Taren Point
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A much higher proportion of people were born overseas in Taren Point than in most similar areas. While 22.6% of the population was born abroad, this figure is still well below the national average. English and Australian are the most common ancestries here, followed by a notable Greek community.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is most common at 33.4%, followed by Australian at 20.4%. Other significant ancestral groups include Greek at 12.0%, Scottish at 7.8% and Irish at 7.1%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 22.6% of residents were born overseas, which is well below the 27.7% national figure. The majority were born in Australia (72.2%), with the most common overseas birthplaces being England, China and Italy.
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 Taren Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13781/taren-point/topic/ancestry-heritage