23.5% ▲ +7.1%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.0%
- 2016: 31.5%
- 2021: 23.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Laverton North · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Laverton North
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Fewer than a quarter of people in Laverton North were born overseas, a figure that is well below the national and state averages. This creates a distinct profile for the area where most residents have Australian birth roots. English and Australian are the most common ancestries reported by the community.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most frequent at 26.9%, followed by Australian at 16.8%. Irish (5.9%), Scottish (5.0%) and Italian (2.5%) are also common roots for people here.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 23.5% of people were born overseas, which is much higher than most similar areas but well below the 30.0% seen across Victoria. While 42.0% were born in Australia, New Zealand is the most common overseas birthplace at 5.9%.
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 Laverton North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21477/laverton-north/topic/ancestry-heritage