31.2% ▲ +10.3%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.3%
- 2016: 28.5%
- 2021: 31.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Brookfield · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Brookfield
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common background for residents in Brookfield, where 43.5% of people claim this heritage. The area is notably diverse in its origins, with nearly a third of the population born overseas.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian backgrounds are the most frequent, making up 43.5% and 30.3% of the community. Scottish and Irish ancestries also feature strongly at 15.6% and 13.8% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 31.2% of people here were born overseas, which is much higher than most areas and well above the national figure of 27.7%. While 66.2% were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are England (7.1%) and South Africa (5.2%).
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 Brookfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30386/brookfield/topic/ancestry-heritage