29.9% ▲ +8.1%
Higher than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 27.7%
- 2016: 27.6%
- 2021: 29.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
McKellar · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in McKellar
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, with 29.9% of McKellar residents now born in another country. This figure has risen by 2.2 percentage points since 2011, making the area slightly more diverse than both the ACT and the national average.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries are Australian (30.4%) and English (28.7%), followed by Irish, Scottish and Italian roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Nearly 30% of people here were born outside Australia, which is higher than most areas. While 66.5% were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are China, England, India and Vietnam.
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 McKellar [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801011021/mckellar/topic/ancestry-heritage