34.4% ▼ -2.7%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.4%
- 2016: 35.5%
- 2021: 34.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Brentwood · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Brentwood
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Over a third of the people in Brentwood were born overseas, which is well above the national figure. This diverse mix is reflected in the community's roots, where English and Australian ancestries are common alongside a strong Chinese presence.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 33.4%, followed by Australian at 28% and Chinese at 16%. Scottish and Irish roots are also present in 8% and 6.9% of residents respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 34.4% of residents were born outside Australia, a figure that is among the highest for similar areas and a little above the Western Australian average. While 62.6% were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are England, China, New Zealand, and South Africa.
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 Brentwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50178/brentwood/topic/ancestry-heritage