7.1% ▼ -23.5%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.3%
- 2016: 9.2%
- 2021: 7.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Penshurst · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Penshurst
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
British and Australian roots define the identity of Penshurst, where a vast majority of people trace their family lines to these origins. Very few residents were born outside Australia, making it a community with a strong sense of ancestral continuity.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English ancestries are most common, with 42.1% and 40.5% of people claiming these roots. Scottish, Irish, and German heritage are also significant, each held by between 11.2% and 16.8% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 7.1% of people in Penshurst were born overseas, which is far below the Victorian figure of 30% and the national rate of 27.7%. Most residents were born in Australia (86%), followed by small numbers from New Zealand and 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 Penshurst [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22056/penshurst/topic/ancestry-heritage