21.2% ▲ +12.4%
Higher than 91% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 18.9%
- 2016: 18.8%
- 2021: 21.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Carmel · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Carmel
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A growing number of overseas-born residents now live in Carmel (L), with the proportion rising by 2.3 percentage points since 2011. While 21.2% of people were born abroad, the area remains dominated by those with English and Australian ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common here at 42.4%, followed by Australian at 37.9% and Scottish at 11.7%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 21.2% of residents were born overseas, which is among the highest for similar areas but well below the national figure of 27.7%. Most people were born in Australia (76.1%), with the next most common birthplaces being England and New Zealand.
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 Carmel [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL522010/carmel/topic/ancestry-heritage