26.2% ▲ +2.0%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.7%
- 2016: 26.5%
- 2021: 26.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Watson · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Watson
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A little over a quarter of people in Watson were born overseas, which is much higher than most similar areas. While this is slightly lower than the national figure, the community remains diverse with strong ties to Europe and Asia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are most common, making up 35.4% and 34.7% of residents respectively. Irish and Scottish roots follow at 14.0% and 10.9%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 26.2% of residents were born overseas, a figure that is a little below the Australian Capital Territory's 28.7%. Most people here were born in Australia (70.7%), followed by England, India, China and New Zealand.
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 Watson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80131/watson/topic/ancestry-heritage