40.4% ▲ +14.7%
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.2%
- 2016: 38.1%
- 2021: 40.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Bonner · Suburb / Locality
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far more people were born overseas in Bonner than in the rest of the territory, with 40.4% of residents arriving from other countries. This is 12 percentage points above the ACT figure and 13 points above the national average. The community is diverse, with strong ties to India and the UK.
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English are the most common ancestries at 24.2% and 20.4% respectively. Indian ancestry is also significant, making up 11.6% of the population.
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
While 56.4% of people were born in Australia, India is the most common overseas birthplace at 10.5%. Other notable birthplaces include China at 1.8%, the Philippines at 1.7%, and Nepal at 1.5%.
40.4% ▲ +14.7%
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in Bonner [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80025/bonner/topic/ancestry-heritage