25.2% ▼ -6.5%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.0%
- 2016: 24.7%
- 2021: 25.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Stirling · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Stirling
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Over a quarter of the people in Stirling were born overseas, reflecting a diverse international background for the area. While English and Australian ancestries are most common, the community has roots stretching across Europe and Asia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most frequent at 37.5%, followed by Australian at 34.6%. Other common backgrounds include Irish (12.5%), Scottish (10.8%), and German (5.2%) roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
People born overseas make up 25.2% of the population, which is much higher than most areas. However, this is well below the ACT figure of 28.7% and a little below the national figure of 27.7%.
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 Stirling [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80119/stirling/topic/ancestry-heritage