33.8% ▲ +11.7%
Higher than 73% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 30.3%
- 2016: 32.3%
- 2021: 33.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Sturt · Federal Electorate
Ancestry & Birthplace in Sturt
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A diverse mix of cultural backgrounds defines daily life in Sturt, where over a third of the population was born outside Australia. This international character is reflected in the strong presence of Italian and Chinese heritage alongside traditional English and Australian roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 28.9%, followed by Australian at 23.7% and Italian at 14.6%. Chinese and Scottish roots are also prominent, making up 9.6% and 7.2% of the area respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
More than one third of people here were born overseas, a figure that is well above the national average of 27.7% and has risen since 2011. While 63.2% were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are India at 4.9% and China at 4.7%.
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 Sturt [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED410/sturt/topic/ancestry-heritage