41.3% ▲ +2.5%
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40.3%
- 2016: 40.4%
- 2021: 41.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Keilor Downs · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Keilor Downs
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Among the highest in the region for overseas birthplaces, Keilor Downs is a diverse area where 41.3% of people were born outside Australia. This is far above the national figure of 27.7%. A mix of Australian, English, Italian, Vietnamese and Greek ancestries shapes the local community.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries are Australian at 15.2% and English at 12.5%. Italian, Vietnamese and Greek backgrounds also make up significant portions of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
At 41.3%, the share of people born overseas is far above the 30% seen across Victoria. While 54.1% were born in Australia, the next most common birthplaces are Vietnam, India, Italy and the Philippines.
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 Keilor Downs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21315/keilor-downs/topic/ancestry-heritage