7.5% ▼ -11.4%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.5%
- 2016: 9.1%
- 2021: 7.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Acacia Hills · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Acacia Hills
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A small number of overseas arrivals define the recent growth in Acacia Hills, though the area remains deeply rooted in its colonial heritage. Most people here claim Australian or English ancestry, keeping the community's cultural profile very traditional compared to the rest of the country.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Over half of the residents identify as Australian, with another 40.2% claiming English ancestry. Irish and Scottish roots are also common, making up 8.9% and 8.4% of the population respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 7.5% of people were born overseas, which is far below the national figure of 27.7%. This makes Acacia Hills much less diverse than most areas, with 89.6% of residents 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 Acacia Hills [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60004/acacia-hills/topic/ancestry-heritage