4.1% ▼ -30.6%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 4.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
The Caves · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in The Caves
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Strongly traditional roots define the identity of The Caves, where nearly half of the residents claim Australian ancestry. This is a place with very few overseas arrivals, and the vast majority of people were born in Australia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English heritage are most common here, making up 46.6% and 40.9% of the population respectively. Scottish, German and Irish backgrounds are also frequently reported.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 4.1% of people were born overseas, which is far below the figures for Queensland and Australia. Most residents were born in Australia, with small numbers arriving from New Zealand and England.
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 The Caves [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32785/the-caves/topic/ancestry-heritage