17.7% ▲ +15.5%
Lower than 58% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 15.3%
- 2016: 15.7%
- 2021: 17.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Sunbury · Sub-region (SA3)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Sunbury
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English and Australian roots dominate the family trees of most people in Sunbury. While the area has a strong British heritage, the number of people born overseas has slowly grown to 17.7% over the last decade.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English ancestries are the most common, each held by over 36% of residents. Irish, Scottish, and Italian roots are also prominent, with Italian ancestry listed by 7.1% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of people born overseas is 17.7%, which is far below the Victorian figure of 30%. While this is well below the national average, the number has risen by 2.4 percentage points since 2011.
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 Sunbury [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/21004/sunbury/topic/ancestry-heritage