16.0% —
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.9%
- 2021: 16.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Shannonvale · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Shannonvale
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Deeply rooted British and Irish heritage shapes the daily life of Shannonvale, where 40.7% of people claim Australian ancestry. The area is heavily dominated by these traditional roots, with English and Irish heritage also very common.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian ancestry is the most common at 40.7%, followed by English (34.0%), Irish (10.8%), and Scottish (9.3%). Italian heritage is also notable at 9.3%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
While 16.0% of residents were born overseas—which is higher than most similar areas—this is far below the 27.7% national figure. Most people here were born in Australia (80.9%), with New Zealand being the next most common birthplace at 4.6%.
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 Shannonvale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32545/shannonvale/topic/ancestry-heritage