16.7% ▲ +302.4%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2021: 16.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Grassdale · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Grassdale
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Grassdale than in the rest of Victoria, with only 16.7% of residents born abroad. This is a significant gap compared to the state and national figures. Most residents identify with British or Australian roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 40.7%, followed by Scottish at 27.8% and Australian at 25.9%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
While 16.7% of the community was born overseas, which is higher than most similar areas, this is still far below the Victorian figure of 30%. New Zealand (7.4%) and England (5.6%) are the most common birthplaces outside Australia.
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 Grassdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21091/grassdale/topic/ancestry-heritage