41.6% ▼ -9.6%
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 46.1%
- 2016: 46.1%
- 2021: 41.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Footscray · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Footscray
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Over 41% of people in Footscray were born overseas, a figure far above the national average. This creates a diverse community where Vietnamese and Chinese ancestries are particularly prominent. It is one of the most internationally diverse areas in the region.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English (22.5%) and Australian (18.5%) are the most common ancestries. Irish (10.1%), Vietnamese (10.0%) and Chinese (9.3%) also make up significant parts of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Born overseas is a common experience here, with 41.6% of residents born outside Australia. This is far above the 30% seen in Victoria and the 27.7% national figure, with many arriving from Vietnam (8.5%) and India (4.7%).
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Footscray
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in Footscray [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20935/footscray/topic/ancestry-heritage