24.5% ▼ -1.6%
Higher than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.9%
- 2016: 23.9%
- 2021: 24.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Pearce · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Pearce
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common heritage in Pearce, where 35.2% of people claim these roots. The area has a strong British and Irish influence, with a large proportion of residents identifying as Australian or having European origins.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most popular, making up 35.2% and 32.4% of the population. Irish and Scottish roots follow at 16.6% and 11.7% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Roughly one quarter of the population was born overseas, a figure that has barely changed since 2011. At 24.5%, this is well below the national figure of 27.7% and the ACT average of 28.7%.
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 Pearce [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801091108/pearce/topic/ancestry-heritage