4.4% ▼ -5.7%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.7%
- 2016: 3.2%
- 2021: 4.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Streatham · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Streatham
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Streatham has seen very little change in its cultural makeup since 2011. The area remains overwhelmingly Australian-born, with the vast majority of residents claiming English, Scottish or Irish roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian is the most common ancestry at 45.6%, followed by English at 34.2%. Scottish and Irish backgrounds are also common, making up 18.4% and 9.5% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 4.4% of people were born overseas, which is far below the Victorian figure of 30.0% and the national average of 27.7%. Most of the population was born in Australia (79.1%), while England is the most common overseas birthplace at 3.8%.
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 Streatham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22383/streatham/topic/ancestry-heritage