25.5% ▼ -2.6%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.2%
- 2016: 24.7%
- 2021: 25.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Hughes · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Hughes
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A smaller share of residents were born overseas in Hughes compared to the rest of the territory, with 25.5% coming from abroad. Most people here identify with British and Irish roots, making these the dominant ancestral groups in the area.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English ancestries are the most common, at 36.4% and 35.8%. Irish and Scottish roots are also prominent, accounting for 15.2% and 12.3% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
While 25.5% of people were born overseas—a figure much higher than most similar areas—it is well below the ACT's 28.7%. The most common birthplaces outside Australia are England, India, and New Zealand.
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 Hughes [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80076/hughes/topic/ancestry-heritage