26.5% ▲ +11.6%
Higher than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 23.7%
- 2016: 25.9%
- 2021: 26.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Deakin · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Deakin
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common root for the 39% of people in Deakin who claim it. This is a diverse area where more than a quarter of the population was born overseas, with many residents tracing their family lines back to the UK and Ireland.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestry are the most frequent, making up 39% and 30.7% of the population. Irish and Scottish roots are also common, at 13.3% and 11.6% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 26.5% of people were born overseas, a figure that is higher than most areas and has risen 2.8 percentage points since 2011. This is a little below the figures for both the ACT and Australia, with England, India, 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 Deakin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801061062/deakin/topic/ancestry-heritage