19.5% ▲ +16.7%
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 16.7%
- 2016: 17.3%
- 2021: 19.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Ashgrove · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Ashgrove
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Traditional British and Irish roots define the family histories of Ashgrove. While 78.5% of residents were born in Australia, the area remains strongly tied to its ancestral origins, with English and Australian heritage being the most common.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English (40.7%) and Australian (36.5%) are the most common ancestries here. Irish roots are also significant at 20.9%, followed by Scottish (13.9%) and German (6.1%) heritage.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Overseas-born residents make up 19.5% of the population, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This proportion has risen by 2.8 percentage points since 2011, with England (4.3%) and New Zealand (2.4%) being the most frequent birthplaces outside 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 Ashgrove [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/305041132/ashgrove/topic/ancestry-heritage