48.3% ▲ +21.9%
Higher than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 39.6%
- 2016: 45.7%
- 2021: 48.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Broadmeadows · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Broadmeadows
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Almost half of all people in Broadmeadows were born overseas, creating a community with a vast array of international backgrounds. This level of diversity is far higher than across Victoria and Australia, and the proportion of overseas-born residents has risen steadily over the last decade.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English are the most common ancestries at 14.6% and 12.3%, followed by Indian, Irish, and Italian backgrounds.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Nearly 48.3% of residents were born outside Australia, which is far above the national figure of 27.7%. This trend has grown since 2011, with Nepal, India, Vietnam and the Philippines being the most common birthplaces after Australia.
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 Broadmeadows [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/210051242/broadmeadows/topic/ancestry-heritage