14.5% —
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.7%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
ACT Remainder - Paddys River · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in ACT Remainder - Paddys River
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Almost half of the people in ACT Remainder - Paddys River claim Australian ancestry, making it a predominantly local community. While the area is more diverse than most similar rural spots, it remains far less multicultural than the rest of the territory.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Scottish ancestries are also common, with 31.6% and 21.1% of residents claiming these roots. German and Irish ancestry follow at 13.2% and 7.9%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 14.5% of residents were born overseas, which is far below the national figure of 27.7% and the territory's 28.7%. Most of the population was born in Australia, accounting for 80.3% of the people here.
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 ACT Remainder - Paddys River [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80012/act-remainder-paddys-river/topic/ancestry-heritage