26.2% ▼ -50.6%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 53.0%
- 2016: 50.9%
- 2021: 26.2%
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.
Australian ancestry is the most common background in Acton, where 32.6% of people claim this heritage. This area has a diverse mix of origins, with over a quarter of the population born overseas.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the next most common at 28%, followed by Irish (11.3%), Chinese (10.6%), and Scottish (8%) backgrounds.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 26.2% of people were born overseas, which is much higher than most areas, though this is a little below the figures for both the ACT and Australia. The most common birthplaces outside Australia are China (5.2%), England (4.0%), and India (3.1%).
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/SAL80017/acton/topic/ancestry-heritage