35.0% ▲ +22.0%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.7%
- 2016: 31.4%
- 2021: 35.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Bayswater · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Bayswater
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More than a third of people in Bayswater were born overseas, which is well above the national figure. This makes it one of the most diverse areas of its kind, with a strong mix of residents from both across Australia and around the world.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian are the most common ancestries, each accounting for about a quarter of the population. Chinese ancestry is also prominent at 12.9%, followed by Scottish and Irish roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 35% of residents were born outside Australia, a figure well above the 30% seen in Victoria and the 27.7% national average. While 61% were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are China, India, England, 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 Bayswater [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20173/bayswater/topic/ancestry-heritage