26.2% ▲ +10.1%
Higher than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 23.8%
- 2016: 25.2%
- 2021: 26.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Scullin · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Scullin
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A slightly lower proportion of people were born overseas in Scullin compared to both the ACT and the national figure. While 70.3% of residents were born in Australia, the area's international population has grown over the last decade.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English ancestries are most common here, making up 33.3% and 32.6% of the population. Scottish and Irish backgrounds also have a strong presence, each accounting for about 11% of residents.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 26.2% of people were born overseas, a figure that is a little below the ACT's 28.7% and the national 27.7%. This proportion has risen by 2.4 percentage points since 2011, with India, England and China being the most common birthplaces outside 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 Scullin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801011024/scullin/topic/ancestry-heritage