26.5% ▲ +11.6%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.7%
- 2016: 25.9%
- 2021: 26.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Deakin · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Deakin
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common background in Deakin, where 39% of residents claim this heritage. The area has a diverse mix of roots, with many people born overseas and a strong presence of Australian, Irish, and Scottish ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The local ancestry mix is led by English and Australian roots, while Irish and Scottish backgrounds are also common. Chinese ancestry accounts for 4.7% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Roughly 26.5% of people in Deakin were born overseas, which is much higher than most areas. This figure is a little below the Australian Capital Territory's 28.7% and 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 Deakin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80044/deakin/topic/ancestry-heritage