21.7% ▲ +14.5%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.0%
- 2016: 16.3%
- 2021: 21.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Forest Grove · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Forest Grove
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More than one in five people in Forest Grove were born overseas, creating a diverse mix of backgrounds in this rural area. While English and Australian roots are the most common, the community's heritage is a blend of several European and Commonwealth cultures.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is most common at 53.8%, followed by Australian at 32.4%. Other significant groups include Irish (13.0%) and Scottish (10.3%) roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 21.7% of residents were born overseas, which is much higher than most similar areas, though this is well below the 27.7% national figure. Most people were born in Australia (72.3%), with England (7.9%), New Zealand (2.8%), and South Africa (2.8%) as the next most common birthplaces.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Forest Grove
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in Forest Grove [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50512/forest-grove/topic/ancestry-heritage