33.9% ▲ +49.3%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.7%
- 2016: 28.6%
- 2021: 33.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Brookfield · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Brookfield
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Over a third of people in Brookfield were born overseas, a figure well above the national average. This makes it one of the most diverse areas for birthplace at this level. Most residents trace their roots back to Australia and England, though Indian ancestry is also common.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English are the most common ancestries, making up 25.2% and 24% of the population. Indian ancestry is also prominent at 6.7%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 33.9% of residents were born overseas, which is well above the 30% seen across Victoria and the 27.7% national figure. India is the most common birth country outside Australia, accounting for 7.5% of the population.
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 Brookfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20351/brookfield/topic/ancestry-heritage