17.1% ▲ +7.5%
Lower than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 15.9%
- 2016: 16.7%
- 2021: 17.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Upwey - Tecoma · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Upwey - Tecoma
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common heritage for 45.7% of people in Upwey - Tecoma. This area is predominantly Australian-born and has a much lower proportion of overseas-born residents than the state or national figures.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most frequent, making up 45.7% and 38.1% of the population respectively. Other common heritage groups include Irish at 14.9% and Scottish at 12.8%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 17.1% of people were born overseas, which is far below the 30% seen across Victoria and the 27.7% national figure. This proportion rose slightly by 1.2 percentage points since 2011, with 80.6% of residents born in 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 Upwey - Tecoma [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/211051284/upwey-tecoma/topic/ancestry-heritage