25.0% —
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 23.4%
- 2021: 25.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Croydon - West · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Croydon - West
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
About a quarter of people in Croydon - West were born overseas, which is around the middle for similar areas. Most residents claim English or Australian ancestry, while the proportion of overseas-born residents has risen slightly since 2016.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 37.2% and 32.7% of the population respectively. Other significant groups include Irish (11.3%), Scottish (10.7%), and Chinese (6.7%) ancestries.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
One in four people was born overseas, a figure that is well below the 30.0% seen across Victoria. While 71.7% of the population was born in Australia, the share of overseas-born residents rose 1.5 percentage points since 2016.
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 Croydon - West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/211031451/croydon-west/topic/ancestry-heritage