19.7% ▲ +6.4%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.5%
- 2016: 18.7%
- 2021: 19.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Latham · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Latham
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Australian ancestry is the most common background in Latham, where 37.7% of people claim this heritage. The area has a strong British and Irish influence, but it is notably less diverse in its birthplaces than the rest of the territory.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is common here at 35.4%, followed by Irish (14.1%) and Scottish (11.1%) roots. German ancestry is also present for 4.0% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 19.7% of residents were born overseas, which is much higher than most similar areas. However, this is well below the 28.7% seen across the ACT and 27.7% nationally. Most people were born in Australia (76.5%), with the next most common birthplaces being 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 Latham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80084/latham/topic/ancestry-heritage