16.9% ▲ +5.3%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.0%
- 2016: 15.9%
- 2021: 16.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Cape Schanck · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Cape Schanck
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A much lower share of people were born overseas in Cape Schanck compared to the rest of the state and country. While 16.9% of residents were born abroad, this is far below the national figure of 27.7%. Most people here claim a traditional British or Australian ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 43.1%, followed by Australian at 35.7%. Scottish and Irish backgrounds are also prominent, making up 14.9% and 13.0% of the population respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 72.4% of the community was born in Australia. Of those born overseas, England is the most frequent place of birth at 5.1%, which is higher than most areas, followed by New Zealand at 2.6%.
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 Cape Schanck [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20474/cape-schanck/topic/ancestry-heritage