42.1% ▲ +344.6%
Higher than 86% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 9.5%
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 42.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Holt · Federal Electorate
Ancestry & Birthplace in Holt
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A huge shift in where people are born has changed daily life in Holt, where 42.1% of residents were born overseas. This diverse mix is now a defining feature of the area, with a strong presence of people from India and Europe.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English are the most common ancestries, each at around 22%. Indian ancestry is also prominent at 10.6%, followed by Scottish and Irish backgrounds.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of overseas-born residents has soared by 33 points since 2011, reaching 42.1%, which is far above the national figure of 27.7%. While 53.3% were born in Australia, India is the most common overseas birthplace at 10.6%.
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 Holt [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED221/holt/topic/ancestry-heritage