24.4% ▼ -8.0%
Higher than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 26.5%
- 2016: 24.3%
- 2021: 24.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Keilor · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Keilor
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Keilor than in the rest of Victoria, with only 24.4% of residents arriving from abroad. This gap is clear in the local makeup, where English and Australian ancestries are the most common, though Italian heritage remains a very strong presence.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common at 23.6% and 23.4% respectively. Italian ancestry is also prominent at 21.1%, followed by Irish at 8.0% and Scottish at 7.0%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of overseas-born residents fell 2.1 percentage points since 2011 to reach 24.4%. This figure is well below the national average of 27.7% and the Victorian figure of 30.0%.
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 Keilor [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/210011228/keilor/topic/ancestry-heritage