41.6% ▲ +57.7%
Higher than 86% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 26.4%
- 2016: 26.1%
- 2021: 41.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Algester · State Electorate
Ancestry & Birthplace in Algester
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English is the most common ancestry in Algester, where 24.6% of people claim these roots. The area is very diverse, with a large number of residents born overseas and a strong mix of backgrounds from Asia and Europe.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Alongside English and Australian roots, many people identify as Chinese (12.5%) or Indian (7.1%). Irish ancestry is also common at 6.3%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
A far higher share of people were born overseas here than in most other areas, at 41.6%. This is well above the national figure of 27.7% and rose by 15 points since 2011, with India and China being the most common birthplaces outside Australia.
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 Algester [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30001/algester/topic/ancestry-heritage