5.2% —
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 5.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Hookswood · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Hookswood
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A strong sense of traditional roots defines Hookswood, where almost 40% of people identify as Australian. The community is overwhelmingly born here at home, with very few residents arriving from overseas compared to the rest of the country.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
British and Irish roots are common, with 24.1% of people claiming Irish ancestry, followed by English at 22.4% and Scottish at 20.7%. German ancestry is also present for 8.6% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 5.2% of people were born overseas, which is far below the national figure of 27.7% and much lower than most other areas. In contrast, 74.1% of the population was 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 Hookswood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31355/hookswood/topic/ancestry-heritage