28.7% ▲ +19.0%
- 2011: 24.2%
- 2016: 26.5%
- 2021: 28.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Australian Capital Territory · State / Territory
Ancestry & Birthplace in Australian Capital Territory
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common heritage for people in the Australian Capital Territory, where 32% of residents claim these roots. The territory's population is increasingly diverse, with nearly 29% of people born overseas.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most frequent, at 32% and 31.5% respectively. Irish (11.6%), Scottish (10%), and Chinese (5.7%) ancestries also make up significant portions of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Nearly 28.7% of people were born overseas, a figure that is a little above the national 27.7% and rose 4.6 percentage points since 2011. Most residents were born in Australia (67.5%), followed by India (3.8%), England (2.9%), China (2.7%), and Nepal (1.3%).
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 Australian Capital Territory [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ste/8/australian-capital-territory/topic/ancestry-heritage