26.4% ▼ -13.1%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.3%
- 2016: 28.8%
- 2021: 26.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
West Croydon · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in West Croydon
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common heritage in West Croydon, where 26.7% of people claim this background. This is a diverse community where more than a quarter of the residents were born overseas, a figure that is much higher than in most other similar areas.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 26.7% and 24.3% of the population. Italian (15.0%) and Greek (10.2%) backgrounds also have a strong presence here.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 26.4% of people were born overseas, which is a little above the South Australian figure. While 70.8% were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are Italy, Vietnam, England and India.
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 West Croydon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41566/west-croydon/topic/ancestry-heritage