25.8% ▲ +7.7%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.0%
- 2016: 27.2%
- 2021: 25.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Barton · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Barton
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A much higher proportion of people in Barton were born overseas than in most similar areas. While 25.8% of the population grew up abroad, the local mix remains heavily rooted in traditional European heritages.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 34.9%, followed by Australian at 24.3% and Irish at 15.6%. Scottish and German roots also feature in the local mix.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 25.8% of residents were born overseas, which is a little below the figures for both the ACT (28.7%) and Australia (27.7%). Most people were born in Australia (62.5%), with the next most common birthplaces being England, China, New Zealand and India.
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 Barton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80022/barton/topic/ancestry-heritage