38.8% ▲ +21.9%
Higher than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 31.8%
- 2016: 38.6%
- 2021: 38.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Bruce · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Bruce
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A growing share of the population was born overseas in Bruce, with the overseas-born figure rising 7.0 percentage points since 2011. Now, 38.8% of residents were born outside Australia, a figure far above both the ACT and national averages.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian are the most common ancestries at 28.6% and 27.0%, while Chinese ancestry is the next most frequent at 11.0%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Nearly 39% of people here were born overseas, which is 10 points higher than the ACT average. While 58.1% were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are China, India, and Nepal.
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 Bruce [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801011003/bruce/topic/ancestry-heritage