20.3% ▲ +26.0%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.1%
- 2016: 21.0%
- 2021: 20.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Carey Gully · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Carey Gully
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Over 20% of people in Carey Gully were born overseas, making it much more diverse than most similar areas. The community is predominantly of English and Australian descent, with a strong British and Irish heritage.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 40.0%, followed by Australian at 35.3%. Other common ancestral roots include Irish at 13.1%, Scottish at 11.7%, and German at 10.0%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
While 20.3% of residents were born overseas, which is much higher than most similar areas, this is well below the state figure of 24.1% and the national figure of 27.7%. Most people were born in Australia (73.8%), with England (6.3%) being the most common overseas 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 Carey Gully [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40226/carey-gully/topic/ancestry-heritage