14.0% —
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Carrajung Lower · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Carrajung Lower
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Australian ancestry is the most common background in Carrajung Lower, where 42.6% of people claim this heritage. The area has a strong British influence, with English and Irish roots also making up a large part of the local identity.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is very prominent at 39.5%, followed by Irish and Scottish backgrounds, both at 8.5%, and German ancestry at 6.2%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 14.0% of people were born overseas, which is higher than most similar areas but far below the Victorian figure of 30.0%. Most residents were born in Australia (74.4%), with England being the most common overseas birthplace at 7.0%.
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 Carrajung Lower [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20503/carrajung-lower/topic/ancestry-heritage