34.2% ▲ +13.3%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.1%
- 2016: 34.3%
- 2021: 34.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Mawson · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Mawson
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Over one third of people in Mawson were born overseas, a figure well above the national average. This diversity is seen in the local ancestry, where English, Australian, Irish and Scottish roots are most common, alongside a notable Indian community.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 28.1%, followed by Australian at 26.3% and Irish at 12.8%. Scottish ancestry accounts for 10.0% of the population, while 5.5% of residents identify as Indian.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
A high 34.2% of residents were born overseas, which is well above the 28.7% seen in the ACT and the 27.7% national figure. While 62.0% were born in Australia, the next most common birthplaces are India at 4.7% and Nepal at 4.2%.
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 Mawson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80092/mawson/topic/ancestry-heritage