21.9% ▲ +7.4%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.4%
- 2016: 21.2%
- 2021: 21.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Hawthorne · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Hawthorne
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common root for people in Hawthorne, where 41.7% of residents claim this heritage. The area has a strong connection to British and Irish roots, which shape the backgrounds of the vast majority of the community.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestry are the most frequent, at 41.7% and 33.9% respectively. Irish and Scottish roots are also common, accounting for 16.5% and 14.1% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 21.9% of residents were born overseas, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas. This is about the same as the Queensland figure, though it sits well below the national average of 27.7%.
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 Hawthorne [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31305/hawthorne/topic/ancestry-heritage