11.4% ▼ -29.5%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.1%
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 11.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Telopea Downs · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Telopea Downs
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Cultural roots in Telopea Downs have remained largely steady over the last decade. Most people here identify with Australian, English, or Scottish heritage, and the area has a much smaller proportion of overseas-born residents than the state or national figures.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian ancestry is the most common at 61.4%, followed by English at 27.3% and Scottish at 9.1%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 11.4% of people were born overseas, which is far below the 30% seen in Victoria and the 27.7% national figure. The vast majority of residents were born in Australia (90.9%), with England being the most common overseas birthplace at 6.8%.
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 Telopea Downs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22482/telopea-downs/topic/ancestry-heritage