11.2% ▼ -33.0%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.7%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 11.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Guildford · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Guildford
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Traditional British and Irish roots shape the identity of Guildford, where over half the population claims English or Irish ancestry. Most people here were born in Australia, making it a community with far fewer overseas-born residents than the national average.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 41.2%, followed by Australian at 35.2% and Irish at 14.5%. Other significant groups include Scottish and German descendants.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 11.2% of people were born overseas, which is far below the Victoria figure of 30% and the national figure of 27.7%. The vast majority of residents were born in Australia, with England being the most common overseas birthplace at 4.8%.
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 Guildford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21116/guildford/topic/ancestry-heritage