12.4% ▼ -17.8%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.1%
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 12.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Brightview · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Brightview
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Deeply rooted British and Australian heritage shapes the daily life of Brightview, where 84% of the population was born in Australia. The community is far less diverse in its origins than the state or national average, with a very strong lean towards English and Irish ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common here, making up 43.6% and 41.5% of the population respectively. Other significant groups include Irish, German, and Scottish backgrounds.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 12.4% of people were born overseas, which is far below the national figure of 27.7%. Outside of Australia, the most common birthplaces are England at 4.2% and New Zealand at 3.7%.
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 Brightview [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30374/brightview/topic/ancestry-heritage