6.5% —
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 6.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Allestree · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Allestree
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Deeply rooted British and Australian heritage defines the community of Allestree. The area is overwhelmingly born in Australia, with very few residents having moved here from overseas. This creates a local identity centered on traditional colonial ties, as nearly half the population claims Australian or English ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian (47%) and English (43.5%) are the most common ancestries here. Scottish (10.7%) and Irish (9.5%) roots are also prominent, while Filipino ancestry accounts for 3.6% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 6.5% of people in Allestree were born overseas, a figure far below the Victorian average of 30% and the national figure of 27.7%. Most residents were born in Australia (85.7%), with New Zealand being the next most common birthplace at 1.8%.
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 Allestree [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20030/allestree/topic/ancestry-heritage