7.2% ▲ +6.4%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.8%
- 2016: 7.4%
- 2021: 7.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Heywood · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Heywood
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Strong ties to British and Irish roots define the heritage of Heywood. Most people here trace their family lines back to the UK, which is reflected in the fact that over 80% of residents claim Australian, English, Scottish, or Irish ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English ancestries are the most common at 40.3% and 40.1%, followed by Scottish (9.6%) and Irish (9.1%) roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Very few people here were born overseas, at just 7.2%. This is far below the 30% seen across Victoria and the 27.7% national figure, with 80.7% of the population 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 Heywood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21181/heywood/topic/ancestry-heritage