13.9% ▲ +5.0%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.2%
- 2016: 14.6%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Avonsleigh · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Avonsleigh
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A higher share of residents were born overseas in Avonsleigh than in most similar areas. While English and Australian ancestries are the most common, the area remains far below the Victorian and national figures for overseas-born residents.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 44.9%, followed closely by Australian at 41.7%. Other notable groups include Scottish (13.2%), Irish (11.6%), and Italian (4.7%) backgrounds.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 13.9% of people were born overseas, which is higher than most similar areas but far below the 30.0% seen across Victoria. Most residents were born in Australia (82.3%), with England being the next most common birthplace at 5.8%.
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 Avonsleigh [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20091/avonsleigh/topic/ancestry-heritage