17.6% ▲ +4.6%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.8%
- 2016: 18.0%
- 2021: 17.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Carey Park · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Carey Park
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More people were born overseas in Carey Park than in most similar areas, though the community remains predominantly Australian. While 17.6% of residents were born abroad, this is still far below the figures for both Western Australia and the rest of the country.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian are the most common ancestries, making up 43.5% and 37.3% of the population respectively. Scottish and Irish roots follow at around 9% each.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The vast majority of residents were born in Australia (74%). Of those born overseas, the most common origins are England at 4.4% and New Zealand at 2.8%.
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 Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50261/carey-park/topic/ancestry-heritage