18.9% —
Lower than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 26.6%
- 2021: 18.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Ashburton · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Ashburton
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 Ashburton, where 32.6% of people claim these roots. This regional area has a strong British and Irish influence, but a much smaller proportion of residents were born overseas compared to the state and national figures.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Beyond those of Australian descent, 30.7% of people identify as English, followed by Irish at 8.5% and Scottish at 7.2%. German ancestry is also present at 3.1%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 18.9% of residents were born overseas, a figure that is far below Western Australia's 32.2% and fell 7.7 percentage points since 2016. Most people were born in Australia (61.9%), with New Zealand (5.5%) and England (2.6%) as the next most common birthplaces.
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 Ashburton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/510031271/ashburton/topic/ancestry-heritage