8.6% —
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 8.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Greenways · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Greenways
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Greenways compared to the rest of the country, with only 8.6% of the population arriving from abroad. Most residents have roots in the British Isles, while a small number claim Chinese ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Nearly half of the people here identify as Australian, followed closely by English ancestry at 42.9%. Irish and Scottish roots are also common, each held by 17.1% of residents, while 8.6% have Chinese ancestry.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of people born overseas is far below the national figure of 27.7% and the state's 24.1%. This is reflected in the fact that 97.1% of the population was born in Australia.
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 Greenways [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40537/greenways/topic/ancestry-heritage