34.2% ▲ +24.7%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.4%
- 2016: 30.6%
- 2021: 34.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Berwick · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Berwick
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More than a third of people in Berwick were born overseas, a figure that has grown since 2011. This makes the area much more diverse than the national average, with a strong presence of residents from India and the UK.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries are English at 29.1% and Australian at 26.9%. Other significant groups include Irish, Scottish, and Indian, each making up about 7% to 8% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
At 34.2%, the share of overseas-born residents is among the highest for similar areas and well above the national figure of 27.7%. While 62.3% were born in Australia, India is the most common overseas birthplace at 6.1%.
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 Berwick [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20224/berwick/topic/ancestry-heritage