26.7% ▲ +53.7%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.4%
- 2016: 16.5%
- 2021: 26.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
St Albans · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in St Albans
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Strong roots in the British Isles define the identity of St Albans, where English, Australian, and Scottish heritage are the most common. While the area remains deeply connected to these origins, over a quarter of the people here were born in another country.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 42.9%, followed by Australian at 28.0% and Scottish at 21.7%. Irish and German heritage are also present in 13.7% and 5.6% of residents.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 26.7% of people here were born overseas, which is much higher than most similar areas. While this is a little below the New South Wales figure of 29.3%, it is about the same as the national average. Most residents were born in Australia (67.7%), while England (9.9%) and New Zealand (4.3%) are the most frequent overseas birthplaces.
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 St Albans [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13645/st-albans/topic/ancestry-heritage