5.6% —
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 5.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Blantyre · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Blantyre
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Deeply rooted European origins shape the identity of Blantyre, where 42.6% of residents claim Australian ancestry. The area has a very low proportion of overseas-born residents compared to the rest of the country, reflecting a population with strong ties to its ancestral past.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
German ancestry is particularly common here at 27.8%, followed by English and Irish roots at 20.4% each. A smaller number of residents also identify as Scottish, making up 7.4% of the community.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 5.6% of people here were born overseas, which is far below the national figure of 27.7%. While most residents were born in Australia, New Zealand is the most common overseas birthplace at 5.6%.
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 Blantyre [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30284/blantyre/topic/ancestry-heritage