20.5% ▲ +18.2%
Lower than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 17.4%
- 2016: 17.1%
- 2021: 20.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Duffy · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Duffy
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A strong sense of British and Irish heritage shapes the daily identity of Duffy, where over 64% of residents claim English or Irish roots. The area is less diverse than the rest of the territory, with a high proportion of people born in Australia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English ancestries are the most common, at 38.8% and 38.2%, while Irish and Scottish roots are also prominent at 13.5% and 12.3%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 20.5% of people were born overseas, which is well below the ACT figure of 28.7% and the national figure of 27.7%. This proportion has risen by 3.2 percentage points since 2011, with the most common overseas birthplaces being England, India and New Zealand.
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 Duffy [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801081092/duffy/topic/ancestry-heritage