22.5% —
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.8%
- 2021: 22.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
ACT Remainder - Belconnen · Suburb / Locality
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Diverse family histories shape daily life in ACT Remainder - Belconnen, where over a third of residents trace their roots to the British Isles. While the area has a strong connection to these traditional origins, about 22.5% of the population was born overseas.
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian, English, Irish, Scottish and Dutch are the most common ancestries, with Australian and English heritage accounting for 42.5% and 32.5% of the population respectively.
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
People born overseas make up 22.5% of the population, which is much higher than most areas, though this figure is well below the 28.7% seen across the ACT and the 27.7% national average.
22.5% —
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in ACT Remainder - Belconnen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80001/act-remainder-belconnen/topic/ancestry-heritage