10.3% —
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.8%
- 2021: 10.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Greenwald · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Greenwald
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Over a decade of data shows that Greenwald remains a place with a very strong traditional British and Irish heritage. While most residents were born in Australia, those with overseas roots typically trace their family lines back to the UK and Europe.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Family heritage is dominated by Australian and English roots, both at 37.9%. Irish ancestry is also common at 19.0%, followed by Scottish and German lines.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 10.3% of people were born overseas, which is far below the 30.0% seen across Victoria. The vast majority were born in Australia, with New Zealand the most common overseas birthplace at 5.2%.
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 Greenwald [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21106/greenwald/topic/ancestry-heritage