30.0% ▲ +8.5%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.7%
- 2016: 29.5%
- 2021: 30.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Davidson · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Davidson
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A strong English and Australian heritage shapes the local identity in Davidson, where nearly half the population claims English ancestry. While the area is rooted in these origins, it is also welcoming to new arrivals, with 30% of residents born overseas.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 49.2%, followed by Australian (31.9%), Irish (13.6%), and Scottish (11.3%) roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Three out of ten people in Davidson were born overseas, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas and slightly above the national average of 27.7%. The most common birthplaces outside Australia are England (10.7%), New Zealand (2.2%), and South Africa (1.7%).
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 Davidson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11221/davidson/topic/ancestry-heritage