25.2% ▲ +13.5%
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 22.2%
- 2016: 23.4%
- 2021: 25.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Monash · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Monash
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Fewer people were born overseas in Monash than in the wider ACT or across Australia. While 25.2% of residents were born abroad, this is well below the territory's 28.7% figure. The area is mostly made up of people with English, Australian, and Irish roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English ancestries are most common here, making up 36.0% and 35.1% of the population. Irish and Scottish roots are also frequent, at 11.3% and 10.0% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
A quarter of the population was born overseas, which is a little below the national figure of 27.7%. This proportion has risen by 3.0 percentage points since 2011, with the most common birthplaces being Australia (72.3%), England (3.0%), and India (2.9%).
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 Monash [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801071084/monash/topic/ancestry-heritage