24.4% ▲ +9.9%
Higher than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 22.2%
- 2016: 24.5%
- 2021: 24.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Ascot · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Ascot
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 Ascot, with the share rising to 24.4% since 2011. The area remains strongly rooted in British and Irish heritage, while the majority of people were born in Australia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 39.7%, followed by Australian at 29.2% and Irish at 16.5%. Scottish and German roots are also present in 12.9% and 5.7% of residents.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 24.4% of people were born overseas, which is a little above the Queensland figure and rose 2.2 percentage points since 2011. This is well below the national figure of 27.7%, with most residents born in Australia (70.7%) or New Zealand (3.9%).
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 Ascot [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/305031121/ascot/topic/ancestry-heritage