14.1% ▲ +12.7%
Higher than 71% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 6.6%
- 2021: 14.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Snug · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Snug
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common heritages in Snug, each claimed by about 44% of residents. These two groups dominate the local profile, followed by smaller numbers of people with Irish and Scottish roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries lead the breakdown at 43.7% and 43.5%, while Irish (10.7%) and Scottish (10.3%) are also common.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 14.1% of people in Snug were born overseas, which is higher than most similar areas. This figure has risen 1.6 percentage points since 2011, though it remains far below the national average of 27.7%.
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 Snug [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL615024/snug/topic/ancestry-heritage