25.7% ▲ +17.5%
Higher than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.9%
- 2016: 22.9%
- 2021: 25.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Amaroo · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Amaroo
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Fewer people were born overseas in Amaroo compared to the state and national figures. While 71.5% of residents were born in Australia, the area is becoming more diverse as the proportion of overseas-born residents has risen to 25.7%. This shift is reflected in the local ancestry, where Australian and English roots remain the most common.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English ancestries are the most frequent, making up 38.6% and 31.2% of the population. Other common backgrounds include Irish, Scottish, and Indian ancestries.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The 25.7% of residents born overseas is well below the ACT's 28.7% and a little below the national figure of 27.7%. This proportion has rose 3.8 percentage points since 2011, with India, England, China, and New Zealand being the main 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 Amaroo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801041034/amaroo/topic/ancestry-heritage