12.5% ▲ +11.7%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.2%
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Alberton · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Alberton
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common heritage in Alberton, where nearly half the population claims this background. The area is predominantly born in Australia and has a heritage deeply rooted in British and Irish origins.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most prominent, making up 47.5% and 39.7% of the population respectively. Other common backgrounds include Scottish (15.5%), Irish (12.1%), and German (4.0%) roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 12.5% of people were born overseas, which is far below the 30.0% seen across Victoria and the 27.7% national figure. The vast majority of residents were born in Australia (81.8%), followed by England at 5.4% and New Zealand at 2.0%.
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 Alberton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20019/alberton/topic/ancestry-heritage