22.5% ▲ +22.3%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.4%
- 2016: 19.8%
- 2021: 22.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Denham · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Denham
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A shift in heritage is evident in Denham, where overseas births now make up 22.5% of the population. While this is much higher than in most similar areas, it remains well below the state and national figures. The community is mostly of English and Australian descent.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 36.2% and 35.1% of the population respectively. Other notable heritage groups include Irish (8.0%) and Scottish (6.8%) roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 22.5% of residents were born overseas, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. Most people here were born in Australia (61.7%), followed by England at 6.8% and New Zealand at 2.0%.
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 Denham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50403/denham/topic/ancestry-heritage