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Harkness · Suburb / Locality

Ancestry & Birthplace in Harkness

Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.

Australian ancestry is the most common background in Harkness, where 27.6% of people claim this heritage. The area is quite diverse, with about 30% of residents born overseas, which is a little above the national figure.

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📍 Harkness, Suburb / Locality

Where Harkness sits — People born overseas

30.3% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Harkness — higher than 89% of areas.

Harkness30.3%
3337, VIC 26.7%
Victoria 30.0%
Australia 27.7%

Ancestry

The ancestries people most identify with.

The most common ancestries are Australian (27.6%) and English (24.2%), followed by Indian (6.8%), Irish (5.5%) and Scottish (5.3%).

Country of birth

Australia and the largest overseas communities.

About 30.3% of people were born overseas, a figure much higher than most similar areas. India is the most common birthplace outside Australia, accounting for 6.5% of the population.

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 Harkness [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21140/harkness/topic/ancestry-heritage