14.5% ▲ +12.8%
Lower than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.9%
- 2016: 13.3%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Newtown · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Newtown
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A small rise in the number of overseas-born residents has seen the share of people born outside Australia in Newtown climb to 14.5%. The area remains very traditional in its roots, with the vast majority of people claiming English, Australian, or Irish ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Ancestry is dominated by English (40.4%), Australian (33.7%), and Irish (18.3%) roots, while 14.6% of residents claim Scottish descent.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 14.5% of people were born overseas, a figure far below the Victorian average of 30.0% and the national figure of 27.7%. Most residents were born in Australia (82.2%), though this overseas-born share has risen slightly 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 Newtown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/203021046/newtown/topic/ancestry-heritage