26.6% ▼ -14.4%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.1%
- 2016: 27.9%
- 2021: 26.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Thornbury · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Thornbury
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A diverse mix of cultural backgrounds shapes daily life in Thornbury, where over a quarter of the population was born overseas. This blend is reflected in a strong presence of European roots, with English, Australian, and Irish ancestries being the most common.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 29.7%, followed by Australian at 24.8% and Irish at 14.4%. Italian and Greek roots are also significant, at 12.6% and 10.9% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 26.6% of residents were born overseas, which is much higher than most similar areas. However, this is still a little below the national figure of 27.7% and well below Victoria's 30.0%.
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 Thornbury [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22508/thornbury/topic/ancestry-heritage