7.9% ▼ -33.4%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 7.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Swanpool · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Swanpool
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Only 7.9% of people in Swanpool were born overseas, which is far below the national figure. This small proportion of overseas-born residents reflects a community where the vast majority of people have Australian roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common here, with 44.9% and 40.5% respectively. Scottish and Irish roots are also prominent, making up 20.7% and 13.7% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of people born overseas is far below the Victorian figure of 30% and the national average of 27.7%. Most residents were born in Australia, representing 83.7% of the population.
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 Swanpool [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22410/swanpool/topic/ancestry-heritage