3.2% ▼ -58.9%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.7%
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 3.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Alexandra · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Alexandra
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Australian is the most common ancestry in Alexandra, where 46.6% of people claim this heritage. The area is overwhelmingly born in Australia, with very few residents arriving from overseas compared to the rest of the country.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is also very common at 42.3%, while Scottish and Irish roots are held by 14.8% and 12.2% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 3.2% of people here were born overseas, which is far below the national figure of 27.7%. This means the area is much less diverse than most other places, with 94.2% of residents born in Australia.
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 Alexandra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30029/alexandra/topic/ancestry-heritage