44.3% ▼ -11.6%
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 50.2%
- 2016: 49.8%
- 2021: 44.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Civic · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Civic
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Almost 45% of people in Civic were born overseas, a figure far above the national average. This creates a diverse community where Chinese ancestry is nearly as common as English ancestry. It is one of the most international areas in the region.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries are English at 23.3% and Chinese at 23.2%, followed by Australian at 19.8%, Irish at 8.8%, and Scottish at 7.8%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
People born overseas make up 44.3% of the population, which is far above the ACT figure of 28.7%. While this is much higher than most areas, the proportion has fallen by 5.8 percentage points since 2011. Most residents were born in Australia (44.6%) or China (16.2%).
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 Civic [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801051053/civic/topic/ancestry-heritage