11.6% ▼ -7.0%
Lower than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 19.0%
- 2021: 11.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Tuggeranong · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Tuggeranong
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A slightly smaller share of overseas-born residents now live in Tuggeranong compared to a decade ago. This area is far less diverse in its birthplaces than the rest of the territory, with 65.1% of people born in Australia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 39.5%, followed by Australian at 27.9% and Scottish at 20.9%. Other notable groups include Greek at 11.6% and Irish at 9.3%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 11.6% of people were born overseas, which is far below the figures for the ACT and Australia. This proportion fell slightly since 2011, and England is the most common birthplace outside Australia at 7%.
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 Tuggeranong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801071089/tuggeranong/topic/ancestry-heritage