6.9% ▼ -43.6%
Lower than 78% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 6.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Calala · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Calala
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Only 6.9% of people in Calala were born overseas, a figure far below the national average. This makes the area much more homogenous than most other Australian regions. The community is overwhelmingly Australian-born, with very few recent arrivals from other countries.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries are Australian at 48.0% and English at 41.0%. Scottish, Irish, and German roots also make up a notable part of the local family histories.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of people born outside Australia is much lower than in most areas, sitting at 6.9% compared to the 27.7% national figure. This represents a drop of 5.4 percentage points since 2011.
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 Calala [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115035/calala/topic/ancestry-heritage