19.8% ▲ +8.6%
Higher than 66% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 18.2%
- 2016: 18.2%
- 2021: 19.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
2906, ACT · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 2906, ACT
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Strong roots in British and Irish heritage shape the identity of postcode 2906, where the vast majority of residents claim Australian or English ancestry. While the area has a smaller proportion of overseas-born residents than the national average, its global makeup is slowly diversifying.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English heritage are most common, accounting for 39.0% and 36.5% of residents respectively. Irish, Scottish, and German ancestry are also prominent, making up a combined 25.2% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Nearly 20% of people here were born overseas, a figure that has risen by 1.6 percentage points since 2011. Despite this growth, the proportion of overseas-born residents remains well below the figures for both the ACT and Australia.
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 2906, ACT [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2906/2906-act/topic/ancestry-heritage