18.9% ▼ -27.0%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.9%
- 2016: 21.5%
- 2021: 18.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Burnley · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Burnley
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Burnley compared to the rest of the state, with only 18.9% of residents arriving from abroad. This makes the area much more Australian-born than typical Victorian suburbs, though it remains more diverse than many similar neighborhoods.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English is the most common ancestry at 38.3%, followed by Australian at 31.5% and Irish at 16.8%. Scottish and Italian heritage are also present, accounting for 14% and 6% of the population respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
While 75.3% of people were born in Australia, the 18.9% born overseas is well below the national figure of 27.7%. Outside of Australia, the most common birthplaces are England, New Zealand, Vietnam, and India.
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 Burnley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20418/burnley/topic/ancestry-heritage