37.1% ▼ -0.6%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.3%
- 2016: 39.7%
- 2021: 37.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Carlisle · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Carlisle
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Overseas birthplaces have become more common in Carlisle, where 37.1% of people were born in another country. This is much higher than the national figure and among the highest proportions for similar areas. English and Australian ancestries remain the most common roots for residents here.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English (32.7%) and Australian (26.6%) are the most common ancestries, followed by Irish, Scottish and Chinese backgrounds.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
With 37.1% of the population born overseas, Carlisle's figure is well above the 32.2% seen across Western Australia. While 57.7% were born in Australia, the next most common birthplaces are England, India, New Zealand and China.
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 Carlisle [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50263/carlisle/topic/ancestry-heritage