43.8% ▲ +7.5%
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40.7%
- 2016: 47.4%
- 2021: 43.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Phillip · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Phillip
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English is the most common ancestry in Phillip, where over a quarter of residents claim these roots. This is a highly diverse area where 43.8% of people were born overseas, a figure far above the national average.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English (25.2%) and Australian (20.7%) are the most common ancestries. Other significant groups include Irish, Scottish, and Indian backgrounds.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Over 43% of residents were born overseas, which is far above the 28.7% seen across the ACT. While 52.2% were born in Australia, the largest overseas birthplaces are India, Nepal, and the Philippines.
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 Phillip [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80110/phillip/topic/ancestry-heritage