22.4% ▲ +6.2%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.1%
- 2016: 18.7%
- 2021: 22.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Fisher · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Fisher
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More people were born overseas in Fisher than in most similar areas. While 22.4% of residents arrived from another country, this is still well below the Australian Capital Territory and national figures.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, each claimed by over 35% of the population. Irish and Scottish roots follow at 13.9% and 12.1%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 73.7% of residents were born in Australia. For those born abroad, England is the most common birthplace at 3.4%, followed by India at 2.6%.
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 Fisher [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80053/fisher/topic/ancestry-heritage