23.6% ▲ +3.0%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.9%
- 2016: 22.5%
- 2021: 23.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Attwood · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Attwood
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Australian ancestry is the most common background in Attwood, shared by 25.4% of residents. The area shows a strong European influence, with Italian and English roots also very common. About a quarter of the population was born overseas, though this is well below the national figure.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
While Australian and English ancestries are common at 25.4% and 20.0%, Italian roots are also very prominent here at 22.2%. Irish and Greek backgrounds follow at 6.5% and 5.8%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 23.6% of people in Attwood were born overseas, which is much higher than most similar areas. However, this is well below the 30% seen across Victoria and the 27.7% national figure. The most common birthplaces outside Australia are Italy, England, India and the Philippines.
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 Attwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20082/attwood/topic/ancestry-heritage