15.6% —
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 17.3%
- 2021: 15.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Burragate · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Burragate
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common background in Burragate, where nearly 46% of residents claim these roots. The area has a strong British and Irish heritage, with many people identifying as Australian, English, Irish or Scottish.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most prominent, followed by Irish (20.8%) and Scottish (16.7%) backgrounds. A smaller group of residents also identify as Dutch.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 15.6% of people here were born overseas, a figure that is higher than most similar areas but far below the state and national figures. Most residents were born in Australia, with England being the most common overseas birthplace at 5.2%.
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 Burragate [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10700/burragate/topic/ancestry-heritage