41.4% ▲ +34.5%
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.8%
- 2016: 40.4%
- 2021: 41.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Harrison · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Harrison
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
About a quarter of people in Harrison claim Australian ancestry, the most common background in a community known for its high cultural diversity. This is a very international area, where 41.4% of residents were born overseas, a figure far above the national average.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most frequent ancestries are Australian (25.6%) and English (23.5%), followed by Chinese (12.6%), Indian (8.2%), and Scottish (6.5%).
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
With 41.4% of people born overseas, Harrison's international population is far above the ACT's 28.7% and Australia's 27.7%. While 55.8% were born in Australia, many others come from India (7.4%), China (7.3%) and Nepal (2.8%).
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 Harrison [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80071/harrison/topic/ancestry-heritage