27.1% ▲ +12.7%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.1%
- 2016: 26.2%
- 2021: 27.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Hampton · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Hampton
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Much more of the population was born overseas in Hampton than in most similar areas. While 27.1% of residents were born abroad, the community remains strongly tied to British and Irish roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 40.7%, followed by Australian at 29.7%. Irish and Scottish roots are also prominent, making up 13.5% and 12.1% of the population respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Around 27.1% of people here were born overseas, which is about the same as the national figure. Most residents were born in Australia (69.7%), with England being the most common overseas birthplace at 7.4%.
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 Hampton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21131/hampton/topic/ancestry-heritage