14.6% ▼ -2.6%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.0%
- 2016: 16.6%
- 2021: 14.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Harkaway · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Harkaway
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Australian ancestry is the most common background for 41.7% of people in Harkaway. This identity leads a mix of other European roots, while the area remains much more born-in-Australia than the national average.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is also very common at 37.7%, followed by Irish at 8.2%, Scottish at 6.1%, and Italian at 6.1%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 14.6% of people here were born overseas, which is higher than most similar areas but far below the 30% seen in Victoria and the 27.7% national figure. Most were born in Australia (79.5%), with England (3.6%) as the next most common birthplace.
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 Harkaway [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21139/harkaway/topic/ancestry-heritage