15.6% ▲ +9.3%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.3%
- 2016: 14.4%
- 2021: 15.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Evanston · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Evanston
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
About 77.8% of people in Evanston were born in Australia, making it a predominantly Australian-born community. While most residents claim English or Australian ancestry, the area has a slightly higher proportion of overseas-born residents than most similar places.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian are the most common ancestries here, at 45.3% and 41.9% respectively, followed by German, Scottish and Irish roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
People born overseas make up 15.6% of the population, which is higher than most similar areas but far below the national figure of 27.7%. Excluding Australia, the most common birthplaces are England, the Philippines and New Zealand.
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 Evanston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40421/evanston/topic/ancestry-heritage