5.5% ▼ -19.5%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.8%
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 5.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Cathcart · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Cathcart
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Cathcart than in most similar areas. This small community is predominantly Australian-born, with only 5.5% of residents arriving from another country.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries are Australian and English, each at 32.7%. Scottish (10.9%) and Irish (8.2%) roots are also prominent here.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 5.5% of residents were born overseas, which is far below the 30% seen across Victoria and the 27.7% national figure. About 68.2% of the population was born in Australia.
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 Cathcart [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20518/cathcart/topic/ancestry-heritage