8.2% ▼ -2.7%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.4%
- 2016: 9.0%
- 2021: 8.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Carpendale · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Carpendale
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Strong ties to British and European roots define daily life in Carpendale, where over half the population claims English ancestry. This is a traditional community with very few overseas-born residents compared to the rest of the state and country.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is most common at 51.8%, followed by Australian and German roots, both at 28.2%. Irish (23.6%) and Scottish (13.6%) backgrounds are also well represented.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 8.2% of people were born overseas, a figure far below the Queensland (22.7%) and national (27.7%) rates. Most residents were born in Australia (84.5%), with England (3.6%) being the most common other birthplace.
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 Carpendale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30547/carpendale/topic/ancestry-heritage