14.5% ▲ +12.8%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.9%
- 2016: 13.3%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Newtown · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Newtown
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Newtown compared to the rest of the state, with only 14.5% of the population born abroad. This is much lower than the Victorian and national figures. Most residents identify with British or Australian roots, with English and Australian ancestries being the most common.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most frequent at 40.4%, followed by Australian at 33.7%. Other common roots include Irish (18.3%), Scottish (14.6%), and Italian (4.8%).
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
While 14.5% of residents were born overseas—a figure higher than most similar areas—this is still far below the 30% seen across Victoria. Most people here were born in Australia (82.2%), with the next most common birthplaces being England, India, China, and New Zealand.
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 Newtown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21938/newtown/topic/ancestry-heritage