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Caniaba · Urban Centre

Ancestry & Birthplace in Caniaba

Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.

Only 2.3% of people in Caniaba were born overseas, a figure far below the national average. This highlights a community with deep local roots and a very small proportion of overseas-born residents.

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📍 Caniaba, Urban Centre

Where Caniaba sits — People born overseas

2.3% ▲ +86.5%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Caniaba — lower than 97% of areas.

Caniaba2.3%
2480, NSW 10.7%
New South Wales 29.3%
Australia 27.7%

Ancestry

The ancestries people most identify with.

The most common ancestries are Australian at 48.4% and English at 47.5%, followed by Irish, Scottish and German roots.

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Caniaba splits fairly evenly between Australian (36%) and English (35%), with Irish at 10%.

Australian 48.4% English 47.5% Irish 13.0% Scottish 11.4% German 7.3% Italian 6.6% Dutch 0.9%

Country of birth

Australia and the largest overseas communities.

Born overseas figures are among the lowest for similar areas and far below the New South Wales average, though the proportion rose slightly from 1.2% in 2011 to 2.3% in 2021. Most people here were born in Australia, with 93.6% of the population born here.

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2.3% ▲ +86.5%

Lower than 97% of urban centre areas.

Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).

Country of birth

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In Caniaba, Australia is the majority at 99%; England is next at 1%.

Australia 93.6% England 0.7% New Zealand 0.7%

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 Caniaba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122031/caniaba/topic/ancestry-heritage