20.9% ▲ +37.0%
Lower than 58% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 15.2%
- 2016: 19.4%
- 2021: 20.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Brennan · State Electorate
Ancestry & Birthplace in Brennan
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Australian ancestry is the most common heritage in Brennan, where 36.4% of people claim this background. The area has a diverse mix of roots, with English, Irish, Scottish and Filipino ancestries also making up a significant part of the community.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Beyond those of Australian descent, 31.8% of residents identify as English, followed by Irish at 8.4%, Scottish at 8.3% and Filipino at 5.4%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 20.9% of people in Brennan were born overseas, which is much lower than the national figure of 27.7% but about the same as the Northern Territory. This overseas-born group has grown by 5.6 percentage points since 2011, with the Philippines the most common birthplace outside Australia at 4.1%.
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 Brennan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED70007/brennan/topic/ancestry-heritage