22.9% ▼ -14.0%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.7%
- 2016: 23.4%
- 2021: 22.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Spotswood · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Spotswood
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A much lower share of residents were born overseas in Spotswood compared to the state or national figures. While 22.9% of people here grew up abroad, this is well below the Victorian average of 30.0%. The area remains predominantly Australian-born, though it retains a strong mix of European roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are most common, making up 30.8% and 28.7% of the population. Irish, Scottish, and Italian heritages also feature prominently in the local mix.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 22.9% of people were born overseas, which is much higher than most similar areas despite being well below the Australian average of 27.7%. Most residents were born in Australia (73.2%), followed by smaller groups from England, New Zealand, India, and Italy.
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 Spotswood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22319/spotswood/topic/ancestry-heritage