14.0% ▲ +9.6%
Lower than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.8%
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Edmonton · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Edmonton
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Australian ancestry is the most common heritage in Edmonton, where 35.1% of people claim this background. The area has a much smaller proportion of overseas-born residents than the rest of the state or country.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is also very common at 31.4%, followed by Irish (8.9%), Scottish (7.5%), and Italian (5.5%) roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Just 14.0% of people were born overseas, a figure far below the national average of 27.7%. While this is well below the Queensland figure, the proportion of overseas births has risen slightly since 2011.
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 Edmonton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/306021147/edmonton/topic/ancestry-heritage