14.4% ▲ +0.7%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.3%
- 2016: 13.9%
- 2021: 14.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Curlewis · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Curlewis
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More people were born overseas in Curlewis in 2021 than in previous censuses. While the area is still very traditional in its roots, the share of residents born abroad has risen to 14.4%. This mix of old and new shapes the local identity of the suburb.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 42.1% and 39.2% of the population. Scottish and Irish roots are also prominent, each accounting for about 12% of residents.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 14.4% of people here were born overseas, which is far below the figures for Victoria and Australia. Most residents were born in Australia (82.7%), followed by England at 4.2% and New Zealand at 1.3%.
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 Curlewis [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20697/curlewis/topic/ancestry-heritage