20.9% ▲ +19.3%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.5%
- 2016: 19.0%
- 2021: 20.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Essendon West · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Essendon West
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Australian ancestry is the most common identity in Essendon West, where 27% of people claim this heritage. The area has a strong mix of European roots, with English and Italian backgrounds also making up a large part of the local identity.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is common here at 25.5%, followed by Italian (18.5%), Irish (12.8%), and Greek (5.3%) roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 20.9% of people were born overseas, which is much higher than most similar areas, though this is well below the Victorian figure of 30% and the national figure of 27.7%.
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 West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20888/essendon-west/topic/ancestry-heritage