48.0% ▲ +13.0%
Higher than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 42.5%
- 2016: 50.3%
- 2021: 48.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Burwood · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Burwood
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Almost half of all residents in Burwood were born overseas, reflecting a diverse community with strong international ties. This high proportion of overseas-born people is far above national and state levels and has continued to grow over the last decade.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Chinese is the most common ancestry at 25.5%, followed by English at 19.9% and Australian at 17.8%. Irish and Indian ancestries each make up 7.2% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Nearly one in two people in Burwood were born overseas, a figure that rose 5.5 percentage points since 2011 to reach 48.0%. This is far above the 30.0% seen across Victoria and the 27.7% national figure, with many residents arriving from China (14.0%) and India (6.8%).
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 Burwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/207031165/burwood/topic/ancestry-heritage