14.8% ▲ +12.3%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.2%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 14.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Newham · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Newham
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English and Australian roots are the most common here, with 50.5% of Newham residents claiming English ancestry. This heritage is reflected in the local population, where the vast majority of people were born in Australia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most frequent at 50.5%, followed by Australian at 36.0%, Irish at 17.4%, and Scottish at 15.6%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 14.8% of people were born overseas, which is higher than most similar areas but far below the figures for Victoria and Australia. Most residents were born in Australia (79.0%), while 8.4% were born in England.
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 Newham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21927/newham/topic/ancestry-heritage