32.0% ▲ +8.9%
Higher than 68% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 29.4%
- 2016: 31.9%
- 2021: 32.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Isaacs · Federal Electorate
Ancestry & Birthplace in Isaacs
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common heritage for people in Isaacs, where 30.5% of residents claim this background. The area is quite diverse, with a third of the population born overseas and a mix of backgrounds including Australian, Irish, and Chinese heritage.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most frequent, making up 30.5% and 26.7% of the area. Other common backgrounds include Irish (10.4%), Scottish (8.4%), and Chinese (6.8%) heritage.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 32.0% of people in Isaacs were born overseas, which is higher than most areas and well above the national figure of 27.7%. This proportion has risen by 2.6 percentage points since 2011, with the most common birthplaces being Australia (64.9%), England (3.9%), and India (2.9%).
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 Isaacs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED224/isaacs/topic/ancestry-heritage