4.4% ▲ +25.4%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.5%
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 4.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Calen · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Calen
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Just 4.4% of people in Calen were born overseas, which is far below the national figure. The community is overwhelmingly Australian-born, with a strong family history linked to the British Isles.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 45%, followed by Australian at 30.4%. Scottish, German, and Irish roots are also common, each making up between 7% and 9% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of overseas-born residents is much lower than most areas, sitting 23 points below the Australian average. About 74.5% of the population was born in Australia, while New Zealand is the most common overseas birthplace at 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 Calen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30484/calen/topic/ancestry-heritage