21.5% ▲ +15.8%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.6%
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 21.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Greensborough · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Greensborough
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Fewer people were born overseas in Greensborough than in previous censuses, with 21.5% of the population now born abroad. This figure is well below both the Victorian and national averages. While the area remains diverse, it is less so than many other similar suburbs.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common at 33.4% each, followed by Irish, Italian and Scottish roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of overseas-born residents is much higher than in most areas, though it remains well below the Victorian figure of 30%. Most people were born in Australia (76.4%), with England and China being the next most common birthplaces.
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 Greensborough [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21104/greensborough/topic/ancestry-heritage