23.8% ▼ -0.5%
Higher than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 23.9%
- 2016: 22.6%
- 2021: 23.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Weetangera · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Weetangera
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Weetangera than in the rest of the territory or the nation. Only 23.8% of residents were born outside Australia, reflecting a population with a stronger lean toward local and traditional European roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 40.1% and 33.6% of the population respectively. Other significant groups include those with Irish (14.2%), Scottish (12.6%), and Chinese (5.3%) roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The 23.8% of people born overseas is well below the ACT figure of 28.7% and the national figure of 27.7%. This proportion has barely changed since 2011, with Australia (74.1%) and England (4.1%) being the primary 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 Weetangera [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801011026/weetangera/topic/ancestry-heritage