13.6% ▲ +18.8%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.4%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Garfield North · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Garfield North
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A higher share of residents were born overseas in Garfield North than in most similar areas. While English and Australian ancestries are the most common, the area's overseas-born population is still far below the figures for Victoria and Australia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 46.6%, followed by Australian at 35.6%. Other notable roots include Irish, Dutch, and Scottish backgrounds.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 13.6% of people were born overseas, which is higher than most similar areas but far below the 30% seen across Victoria and 27.7% nationally. Most residents were born in Australia (77.5%), with England being the most common overseas birthplace at 4.7%.
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 Garfield North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20967/garfield-north/topic/ancestry-heritage