15.9% —
Lower than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 14.6%
- 2021: 15.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Duntroon · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Traditional roots run deep in Duntroon, where a vast majority of residents claim an Australian or British heritage. This is a community with very few overseas-born residents compared to the rest of the territory, reflecting a population that is predominantly born in Australia.
The ancestries people most identify with.
Most people here identify as Australian (37.7%) or English (33.6%), followed by Irish, Scottish, and German ancestry.
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 15.9% of people were born overseas, which is far below the ACT and national figures. While this number rose slightly since 2016, the area remains much less diverse than most others, with 66.4% of residents born in Australia.
15.9% —
Lower than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in Duntroon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801051125/duntroon/topic/ancestry-heritage