24.7% ▲ +12.5%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.0%
- 2016: 23.8%
- 2021: 24.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Essendon · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Essendon
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common heritage in Essendon, where 26.6% of people claim these roots. The area has a diverse mix of backgrounds, though the proportion of people born overseas is now a little below the national figure.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Beyond English and Australian roots, Italian ancestry is common at 16.3%, followed by Irish at 13.6% and Scottish at 8.2%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 24.7% of residents were born overseas, which is much higher than most similar areas but well below the Victorian average. Most people were born in Australia (72.1%), with the largest overseas groups coming from India, Italy, England, 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 Essendon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20885/essendon/topic/ancestry-heritage