15.0% ▼ -4.4%
Higher than 75% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 15.7%
- 2016: 14.2%
- 2021: 15.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Carnarvon · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Carnarvon
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Only 15% of people in Carnarvon were born overseas, a figure that is far below the national average. This reflects a population with strong local roots, where the vast majority of residents were born in Australia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries are Australian at 32.4% and English at 25.7%. Other notable groups include Irish, Scottish and Italian ancestors.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
While 15% of the population was born overseas—which is much higher than most similar areas—this is far below the figures for Western Australia and the rest of the country. This proportion has barely changed since 2011. Most residents were born in Australia (66.2%), followed by England, New Zealand, the Philippines and India.
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 Carnarvon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL515006/carnarvon/topic/ancestry-heritage