24.5% ▲ +1.5%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.2%
- 2016: 24.4%
- 2021: 24.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Bonython · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Bonython
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A growing number of people from overseas have moved to Bonython since 2011. While 72.5% of residents were born in Australia, the area now has a diverse mix of backgrounds, with English and Australian ancestries being the most common.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian (35.2%) and English (32.4%) are the most common ancestries here, followed by Irish (11.3%), Scottish (10.6%), and Indian (4.3%) backgrounds.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 24.5% of residents were born overseas, which is much higher than in most similar areas. However, this is well below the figures for both the ACT (28.7%) and Australia (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 Bonython [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80026/bonython/topic/ancestry-heritage