14.4% —
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.2%
- 2021: 14.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Forest Springs · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Forest Springs
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Australian ancestry is the most common root in Forest Springs, where 40.4% of people claim this descent. This small community has a diverse range of backgrounds, with English, Irish, Scottish and Chinese ancestries all making up significant shares of the population.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is common here at 31.7%, while Irish, Scottish and Chinese roots are each held by 9.6% of residents.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Overseas-born residents make up 14.4% of the population, which is higher than most similar areas but far below the national figure of 27.7%. Most people here were born in Australia (71.2%), followed by New Zealand at 3.8%.
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 Forest Springs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31066/forest-springs/topic/ancestry-heritage