11.1% —
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 11.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Capels Crossing · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Capels Crossing
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common heritage in Capels Crossing, where 33.3% of residents claim these roots. The area has a very strong connection to British and Irish heritage, with more than half of the population identifying as English, Australian, or Irish.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are most frequent at 33.3% and 29.6%, while Irish and Scottish roots are also common at 16.7% and 11.1%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 11.1% of people were born overseas, a figure far below the 30% seen in Victoria and 27.7% across Australia. Nearly half the population was born in Australia, followed by New Zealand at 11.1%.
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 Capels Crossing [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20477/capels-crossing/topic/ancestry-heritage