20.5% ▲ +18.4%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.3%
- 2016: 17.1%
- 2021: 20.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Duffy · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Duffy
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far more people in Duffy were born overseas than in most similar areas, although the figure remains well below the territory and national averages. This mix of backgrounds creates a community where over 20% of residents have roots outside Australia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are most common, each accounting for around 38% of the population, followed by Irish at 13.5% and Scottish at 12.3%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 20.5% of people were born overseas, which is well below the 28.7% seen across the ACT and the national figure of 27.7%. Most residents were born in Australia (76.6%), while the largest overseas birthplaces are England, India, and New Zealand.
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 Duffy [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80048/duffy/topic/ancestry-heritage