6.2% —
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 15.5%
- 2021: 6.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Addington · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Addington
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A very small proportion of people born overseas now live in Addington, a trend that has seen it fall far behind state and national figures. The area remains overwhelmingly Australian-born, with a strong heritage rooted in English and Scottish ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 43.1%, followed by Australian at 26.2% and Scottish at 20.0%. Irish ancestry is also significant at 16.9%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 6.2% of residents were born overseas, which is much lower than most areas and far below the Victorian figure of 30.0%. This is reflected in the fact that 75.4% of the population was 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 Addington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20008/addington/topic/ancestry-heritage