41.6% ▼ -9.6%
Higher than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 46.1%
- 2016: 46.1%
- 2021: 41.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Footscray · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Footscray
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A wide variety of cultural backgrounds shapes daily life in Footscray, where 41.6% of people were born overseas. This is far above the national figure of 27.7%, making it a remarkably diverse hub for the region.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries are English at 22.5% and Australian at 18.5%. These are followed by Irish (10.1%), Vietnamese (10.0%), and Chinese (9.3%) backgrounds.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
More than four in ten residents were born outside Australia, which is much higher than most areas and far above the Victorian average of 30%. While this figure fell 4.4 percentage points since 2011, the most common birthplaces after Australia are Vietnam (8.5%) and India (4.7%).
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 Footscray [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/213031348/footscray/topic/ancestry-heritage