28.4% ▲ +17.7%
Higher than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.1%
- 2016: 25.5%
- 2021: 28.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Yarralumla · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Yarralumla
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Diverse cultural backgrounds shape daily life in Yarralumla, where nearly 30% of the population was born overseas. This blend of international and local roots is reflected in a community where English and Australian ancestries are most common.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most frequent at 36.5%, followed by Australian at 29.2%, Irish at 16.3%, and Scottish at 12.7%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 28.4% of people were born overseas, a figure that has risen by 4.3 percentage points since 2011. While this is higher than most areas, it is about the same as the figures for the ACT and 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 Yarralumla [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801061070/yarralumla/topic/ancestry-heritage