7.3% ▼ -24.7%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.7%
- 2016: 8.6%
- 2021: 7.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Greenvale · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Greenvale
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A much smaller share of people were born overseas in Greenvale compared to the rest of the state. Only 7.3% of residents were born outside Australia, which is far below the national figure of 27.7%. This makes the area significantly less diverse in terms of birthplace than most other parts of the country.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 40.6%, followed by Australian at 29.7% and Irish at 17.7%. Scottish and Italian roots also feature in the community, making up 10.4% and 2.1% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Three quarters of residents were born in Australia. The overseas-born population is much lower than in most areas, with the most common birthplaces being England and New Zealand at 2.1% each.
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 Greenvale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31245/greenvale/topic/ancestry-heritage