18.5% ▲ +19.0%
Lower than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 15.5%
- 2016: 16.3%
- 2021: 18.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Chisholm · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Chisholm
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
An increasing number of overseas-born residents has shaped Chisholm, with 18.5% of people born outside Australia. While this is well below the national figure, the proportion has risen by 2.9 percentage points since 2011. Most locals identify with British and Irish roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English are the most common ancestries at 38.7% and 37.2% respectively, followed by Irish at 11.5% and Scottish at 11.1%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 18.5% of people were born overseas, which is far below the ACT's 28.7% and well below the Australian average. Most residents were born in Australia (78.5%), with England, India, and the Philippines being the next most common birthplaces.
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 Chisholm [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801071074/chisholm/topic/ancestry-heritage