33.5% ▼ -15.7%
Higher than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 39.8%
- 2016: 38.7%
- 2021: 33.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
West Footscray - Tottenham · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in West Footscray - Tottenham
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A much higher share of people were born overseas in West Footscray - Tottenham than in most other areas, with 33.5% of residents arriving from another country. This figure is well above the national average, though the proportion of overseas-born residents has fallen by 6.3 percentage points since 2011.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries are English at 25.9% and Australian at 24.5%. Other significant groups include Irish, Scottish, and Vietnamese residents, who make up 11%, 8.3%, and 8.1% of the population respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
While 61.1% of people were born in Australia, the area has a strong international presence, with Vietnam (6.1%) and India (3.7%) being the most common birthplaces outside Australia. This helps explain why Vietnamese ancestry is one of the most prominent groups in the area.
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 West Footscray - Tottenham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/213031351/west-footscray-tottenham/topic/ancestry-heritage