19.9% ▲ +16.3%
Lower than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 17.1%
- 2016: 17.0%
- 2021: 19.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Flynn · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Flynn
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
About one in five residents in Flynn were born overseas, a figure that sits around the middle for similar areas. While the community has become slightly more diverse over the last decade, it remains much less multicultural than the rest of the territory.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 39.7% and 37.6% of the population respectively. Irish and Scottish heritage are also prominent, accounting for 14.6% and 10.9% of residents.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Around 19.9% of people here were born overseas, which is well below the 28.7% figure for the ACT and the 27.7% national average. This proportion has risen by 2.8 points since 2011, with 77.6% of the population born in 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 Flynn [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801011009/flynn/topic/ancestry-heritage