18.2% ▲ +6.3%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.1%
- 2016: 16.5%
- 2021: 18.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Banks · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Banks
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Strong ties to British and Irish roots shape the daily identity of Banks. While nearly 40% of the population identifies as Australian, a large number of residents also claim English, Irish, or Scottish ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is very common here at 36.7%, followed by Irish and Scottish roots, both at 10.7%. About 4.4% of people identify as German.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Roughly 18.2% of people were born overseas, which is higher than in most similar areas. However, this figure is far below the ACT's 28.7% and well below the national figure of 27.7%.
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 Banks [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80021/banks/topic/ancestry-heritage