29.9% ▲ +2.5%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.1%
- 2016: 29.3%
- 2021: 29.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Abbotsford · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Abbotsford
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Much higher proportions of people born overseas live in Abbotsford than in most similar areas. About 30% of the population was born outside Australia, creating a diverse community with strong ties to Europe and Asia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English, Australian, and Italian are the most common ancestries here, with Italian ancestry at 19.5% and Irish at 12%. Chinese ancestry is also common, accounting for 7.9% of the area.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Nearly 30% of residents were born overseas, which is a little above the national figure. Italy is the most common birthplace outside Australia, with 5.7% of people born there.
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 Abbotsford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10003/abbotsford/topic/ancestry-heritage