21.2% —
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.9%
- 2021: 21.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Fyshwick · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Fyshwick
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far more people were born overseas in Fyshwick than in most similar areas, though it remains less diverse than the wider territory. English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up over half of the local population.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most frequent at 34.6%, followed by Australian at 23.1%, Scottish at 15.4%, Irish at 11.5% and Chinese at 5.8%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
While 21.2% of residents were born overseas—a figure much higher than in most similar areas—this is well below the 28.7% seen across the ACT and the 27.7% national figure. Most people were born in Australia (69.2%), with China being the most common overseas birthplace at 5.8%.
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 Fyshwick [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80060/fyshwick/topic/ancestry-heritage