39.0% ▲ +16.7%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.4%
- 2016: 36.2%
- 2021: 39.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Ashwood · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Ashwood
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Nearly four in ten people living in Ashwood were born overseas, making it one of the most internationally diverse areas of its kind. This mix is seen in the local heritage, where English and Australian ancestries are most common, followed by a significant Chinese community.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 24.6%, followed by Australian at 21.4% and Chinese at 19.3%. Irish and Scottish roots are also present, making up 9.1% and 7.2% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
At 39.0%, the share of people born overseas is far above the national figure of 27.7%. This is consistent with the high number of residents born in China, who make up 9.7% of the community.
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 Ashwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20078/ashwood/topic/ancestry-heritage