25.6% ▼ -1.5%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.0%
- 2016: 25.1%
- 2021: 25.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Hawker · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Hawker
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Over a quarter of residents in Hawker were born overseas, making it much more diverse than most similar areas. While the area has a strong connection to its British roots, it remains slightly less international than the rest of the ACT.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 36.9% and 33.3% of the population. Irish and Scottish roots are also prominent, each representing 13.2% of residents.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 25.6% of people here were born overseas, which is much higher than most similar areas, though this is well below the ACT figure of 28.7%. Most residents were born in Australia (71.4%), followed by England, India, China, and Vietnam.
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 Hawker [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80072/hawker/topic/ancestry-heritage