17.9% ▲ +5.2%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.0%
- 2016: 18.2%
- 2021: 17.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Symonston · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Symonston
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A changing mix of roots defines Symonston, where nearly 18% of residents were born overseas. While this is higher than most similar areas, it remains well below the national and territory figures. The community's identity is largely shaped by English and Australian ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestry are the most common, making up 25% and 24.3% of the population respectively. Other notable roots include Irish at 8.7% and Scottish at 5.6%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 17.9% of people here were born overseas, which is far below the ACT figure of 28.7%. Nearly half the population was born in Australia, with the Philippines (3.5%) and England (3.1%) being the most common other birthplaces.
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 Symonston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80121/symonston/topic/ancestry-heritage