34.8% ▲ +6.5%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.7%
- 2016: 34.4%
- 2021: 34.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Collingwood · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Collingwood
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Over a third of people in Collingwood were born overseas, a figure well above the national average. This mix of backgrounds is reflected in a population where English, Australian, and Irish ancestries are the most common.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 29.9%, followed by Australian at 21.0% and Irish at 14.0%. Scottish and Chinese backgrounds also make up a significant part of the local mix.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 34.8% of residents were born overseas, which is among the highest for similar areas and well above the 27.7% national figure. While 58.4% were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are England, New Zealand, Vietnam, and China.
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 Collingwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20616/collingwood/topic/ancestry-heritage