23.5% ▲ +9.7%
Higher than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.4%
- 2016: 22.2%
- 2021: 23.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Fadden · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Fadden
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Roughly one quarter of residents in Fadden were born overseas, placing the area around the middle for its level compared to similar places. While the community is mostly Australian-born, English and Irish heritage remain the most common ancestral backgrounds.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most frequent at 37.8%, followed by Australian at 34.3% and Irish at 13.4%. Scottish and German backgrounds are also present, accounting for 12.3% and 4.3% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Overseas-born residents make up 23.5% of the population, which is well below the national figure of 27.7% and the ACT's 28.7%. This proportion has risen by 2.1 percentage points since 2011, 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 Fadden [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801071076/fadden/topic/ancestry-heritage