7.9% ▲ +32.6%
Lower than 71% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 18.2%
- 2021: 7.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Sharon · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Sharon
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Sharon (L) than in most other similar areas. The community is overwhelmingly Australian-born, with English and Australian ancestry making up the vast majority of residents.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are most common, accounting for 47.7% and 46.2% of the population respectively. Irish, Scottish, and German ancestries also feature in the community.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 7.9% of residents were born overseas, which is far below the national figure of 27.7%. While this is lower than most areas, the proportion of overseas-born people rose by 1.9 percentage points since 2011.
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 Sharon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL321093/sharon/topic/ancestry-heritage