35.6% ▼ -0.2%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.6%
- 2016: 37.0%
- 2021: 35.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Isaacs · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Isaacs
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A diverse mix of global backgrounds defines daily life in Isaacs, where over a third of residents were born overseas. This international character is more pronounced here than in the rest of the territory, creating a community with deep links to many different parts of the world.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian are the most common ancestries at 29.3% and 24.1%, while Irish, Chinese and Scottish roots also make up a significant part of the local mix.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
More than a third of people in Isaacs were born overseas, which is well above the figures for both the ACT and Australia. While 61.6% were born in Australia, India is the most common overseas birthplace at 5%.
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 Isaacs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80078/isaacs/topic/ancestry-heritage