28.3% ▲ +16.3%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.4%
- 2016: 24.8%
- 2021: 28.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Westmeadows · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Westmeadows
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A much higher proportion of people in Westmeadows were born overseas than in most similar areas. While 66.1% of residents were born in Australia, the area has a diverse mix of roots, with Italian and English backgrounds being particularly common.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries are Australian at 24.3% and English at 23.9%. Italian ancestry is also prominent at 13.2%, followed by Irish and Scottish roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 28.3% of people were born overseas, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas. This is about the same as the national figure and just a little 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 Westmeadows [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22761/westmeadows/topic/ancestry-heritage