34.0% ▲ +8.3%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.3%
- 2016: 32.5%
- 2021: 34.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Ascot · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Ascot
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More than a third of the people in Ascot were born overseas, a figure well above the national average. This mix of backgrounds is reflected in the area's diverse ancestry, with English and Australian roots being the most common.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 34.2%, followed by Australian at 22.0%, Irish at 10.2%, Scottish at 9.2%, and Chinese at 7.7%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 34% of residents were born overseas, which is among the highest for similar areas and well above the Australian figure of 27.7%. While 55.3% were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are England, New Zealand, China, and South Africa.
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 Ascot [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50031/ascot/topic/ancestry-heritage