5.1% ▼ -31.0%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.5%
- 2016: 4.6%
- 2021: 5.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Barwon Downs · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Barwon Downs
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Very few people have moved to Barwon Downs from overseas in recent years, keeping the area's roots deeply traditional. The typical resident identifies with English or Australian ancestry, while only 5.1% of the population was born in another country.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 44.9%, followed by Australian at 32.4% and Irish at 18.4%. Other common roots include Scottish and German, both at 11.8%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 5.1% of people were born overseas, which is far below the figures for Victoria (30%) and Australia (27.7%). This is much lower than most areas, with 90.4% of residents born in Australia.
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 Barwon Downs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20161/barwon-downs/topic/ancestry-heritage