13.2% ▼ -2.2%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.5%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Blackwood · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Blackwood
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English and Australian ancestry are the most common roots for people in Blackwood, where traditional heritage remains a strong feature. The area is far less diverse than the state or national averages, with nearly 80% of residents born in Australia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most frequent at 38.5%, followed by Australian at 34.9%, with Irish and Scottish roots also common.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 13.2% of people were born overseas, which is far below the 30% seen across Victoria and 27.7% nationally. Most residents were born in Australia (79.1%), with England and New Zealand being the next most common birthplaces.
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 Blackwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20256/blackwood/topic/ancestry-heritage