17.5% ▲ +4.2%
Lower than 59% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 16.8%
- 2016: 17.6%
- 2021: 17.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Canberra East · Sub-region (SA3)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Canberra East
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Australian ancestry is the most common heritage in Canberra East, where 22.6% of people claim this background. While the area has a diverse mix of roots, far fewer people were born overseas here than in the rest of the territory or the nation.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is also very common at 20.7%, followed by Irish at 8.5%, Scottish at 5.8% and German at 2.9%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 17.5% of people were born overseas, a figure that is far below the Australian Capital Territory's 28.7% and the national 27.7%. This has barely changed since 2011, with 60.2% of residents born in Australia and the rest mostly from New Zealand, England, the Philippines and India.
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 Canberra East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/80103/canberra-east/topic/ancestry-heritage