12.0% ▲ +61.6%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.4%
- 2016: 9.8%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Broadwater · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Broadwater
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Around the middle for its level compared to similar areas, Broadwater has a population where over half of the residents claim Australian ancestry. While many of the most common roots are European, there is a notable Filipino presence in the community.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian ancestry is the most common at 54.7%, followed by English at 22.7%, Irish at 12.0%, and Filipino at 10.7%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 12.0% of people here were born overseas, which is far below the figures for Victoria and Australia. Most residents were born in Australia (77.3%), while the Philippines is the most common overseas birthplace at 8.0%.
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 Broadwater [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20347/broadwater/topic/ancestry-heritage