6.2% ▲ +9.8%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.6%
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 6.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Acton · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Acton
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Only 6.2% of people in Acton were born overseas, which is far below the national figure. This makes the area much less diverse in terms of birthplace than most other parts of Australia. Most residents claim Australian or English ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian ancestry is the most common at 53.7%, followed by English at 41.4%. Other notable groups include Irish, Scottish and German heritage.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of overseas-born residents is well below the Tasmania average and far below the national figure. Australia is the birthplace for 88.1% of the population, while England is the most common overseas birthplace at 1.8%.
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 Acton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60005/acton/topic/ancestry-heritage