10.2% —
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.7%
- 2021: 10.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Fletcher · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Fletcher
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common root in Fletcher, where 38.3% of residents claim this heritage. The area is overwhelmingly Australian-born and has a strong British and Irish heritage, with few residents born overseas compared to the rest of the country.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most frequent, making up 38.3% and 32% of the population. Scottish and Irish roots also feature strongly at 15.6% and 13.3%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 10.2% of people were born overseas, which is far below the national figure of 27.7%. About 66.4% of the population were born in Australia, with England the most common overseas birthplace at 4.7%.
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 Fletcher [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31051/fletcher/topic/ancestry-heritage