34.0% ▲ +8.0%
Higher than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 31.5%
- 2016: 33.2%
- 2021: 34.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Garran · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Garran
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A growing share of the population was born outside Australia, with the proportion of overseas-born residents in Garran rising to 34% since 2011. This makes the area much more diverse than most others in the region. While English and Australian ancestries remain most common, there is a significant Indian presence in the community.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries are English (29.4%), Australian (27.5%), and Irish (12.3%), followed by Scottish and Indian backgrounds.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
More than a third of residents were born overseas, which is well above the 28.7% figure for the ACT and the 27.7% national average. India is the most common overseas birthplace at 6.8%, followed by England at 3.9%.
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 Garran [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801091102/garran/topic/ancestry-heritage