16.8% ▲ +0.9%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.7%
- 2016: 16.4%
- 2021: 16.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Millswood · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Millswood
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A shift in heritage is visible in Millswood, where a strong British and Irish ancestry continues to shape the local identity. English and Australian backgrounds are the most common, though the area's overall overseas-born population remains much lower than the national figure.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 42.1%, followed by Australian at 31.3% and Irish at 12.7%. Scottish and German roots are also prominent, making up 11.9% and 8.6% of the community.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
People born overseas make up 16.8% of the population, which is higher than most similar areas but far below the 27.7% national figure. Most residents were born in Australia (81.8%), with England the most common overseas birthplace at 4.5%.
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 Millswood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40879/millswood/topic/ancestry-heritage