17.6% ▼ -8.6%
Lower than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 19.3%
- 2016: 18.3%
- 2021: 17.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Aldgate - Stirling · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common heritage in Aldgate - Stirling, where nearly half of the residents claim English roots. This area is heavily dominated by traditional British and Australian ancestry, with very few people born overseas compared to the rest of the country.
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry leads at 49.7%, followed by Australian at 37.5%. Other common roots include Scottish (12.7%), Irish (10.7%), and German (10.4%) heritage.
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Far fewer people were born overseas here than in most other areas. At 17.6%, this figure is far below the national average of 27.7% and has fallen 1.7 percentage points since 2011.
17.6% ▼ -8.6%
Lower than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in Aldgate - Stirling [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/401021004/aldgate-stirling/topic/ancestry-heritage