9.2% ▲ +24.5%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.4%
- 2016: 8.0%
- 2021: 9.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Great Western · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Great Western
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A steady pattern of birth and heritage has shaped Great Western, where the vast majority of people are born in Australia. Most residents trace their roots back to the British Isles, with English and Australian ancestries making up the bulk of the community.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, accounting for 44.9% and 41.6% of the population. Other notable roots include Scottish (12.7%), Irish (7.5%) and German (6.6%).
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 9.2% of people were born overseas, a figure far below the Victorian (30.0%) and national (27.7%) rates. This is lower than most areas, with 83.3% of residents born in 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 Great Western [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21098/great-western/topic/ancestry-heritage