40.7% ▼ -3.8%
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42.3%
- 2016: 42.1%
- 2021: 40.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Caulfield · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Caulfield
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 Caulfield, where 21.6% of people claim this heritage. This area is notably diverse, with more than 40% of the population born outside Australia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
People of Australian (21.6%) and English (18.4%) descent are the most common groups. Other significant ancestries include Irish at 5.6%, Chinese at 5.3%, and Greek at 4.5%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
A far higher proportion of people were born overseas here than in the rest of the state or nation, at 40.7%. While 55.8% were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are South Africa (5.7%) and China (2.5%).
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 Caulfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20521/caulfield/topic/ancestry-heritage