34.0% ▲ +8.0%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.5%
- 2016: 33.2%
- 2021: 34.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Garran · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Garran
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More than a third of people in Garran were born overseas, a figure well above both the ACT and national averages. This makes the area one of the most internationally diverse in its category. This global mix is reflected in the local ancestry, with Indian roots now among the most common.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most frequent at 29.4% and 27.5%, followed by Irish (12.3%), Scottish (10.0%) and Indian (9.3%).
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 34% of residents were born overseas, which is well above the ACT figure of 28.7% and the national rate of 27.7%. Outside of Australia, the most common birthplaces are India (6.8%), England (3.9%), China (2.1%) and New Zealand (1.3%).
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 Garran [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80061/garran/topic/ancestry-heritage