7.5% —
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.5%
- 2021: 7.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Antwerp · Suburb / Locality
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Antwerp than in most similar areas. The typical resident claims English or Australian ancestry, with 52.8% and 37.7% respectively, reflecting a community with deep roots in these backgrounds.
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, while Scottish, Irish, and German heritage account for smaller portions of the population.
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 7.5% of people were born overseas, which is far below the 30% seen in Victoria and the 27.7% national figure. Most residents were born in Australia, followed by a smaller group from England.
7.5% —
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in Antwerp [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20048/antwerp/topic/ancestry-heritage