15.7% —
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.2%
- 2021: 15.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Springfield · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Springfield
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common background in Springfield, where 41.8% of residents claim this heritage. This local area has a strong connection to British and Irish roots, which shapes much of its cultural identity.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are nearly equal here, at 41.8% and 41.5%. Irish (12.1%) and Scottish (10.6%) roots are also common, while 4.2% of people identify as German.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 15.7% of people were born overseas, which is higher than most similar areas. However, this is far below the New South Wales (29.3%) and national (27.7%) figures, with 81.3% 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 Springfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13639/springfield/topic/ancestry-heritage