10.1% ▼ -3.1%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.4%
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 10.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Crows Nest · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Crows Nest
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common background in Crows Nest, where 42.8% of people claim this heritage. The area has a very strong traditional British and Australian base, with few residents born overseas compared to the rest of the country.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most prominent, making up 42.8% and 36.8% of the population. German, Irish and Scottish roots are also common, each representing about 10% to 12% of residents.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 10.1% of people were born overseas, a figure far below the national average of 27.7%. Most residents were born in Australia (75.2%), with England and New Zealand as the most common overseas birthplaces.
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 Crows Nest [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30759/crows-nest/topic/ancestry-heritage