20.8% —
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 19.4%
- 2021: 20.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Canberra Airport · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Canberra Airport
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far more people were born overseas here than in most similar areas, though Canberra Airport still has a much lower share of overseas-born residents than the ACT or national figures. A third of residents claim Australian or English ancestry, with Irish and Scottish roots also common.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries are Australian at 32.0% and English at 20.0%. Irish (14.4%), Scottish (9.6%) and Italian (4.8%) are also frequently reported.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 20.8% of people were born overseas, which is much higher than in most similar areas. However, this is well below the 28.7% seen in the ACT and the 27.7% national figure, with Nepal and India being the most common birthplaces outside Australia.
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 Canberra Airport [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80031/canberra-airport/topic/ancestry-heritage