39.3% —
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 33.3%
- 2021: 39.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Forrestania · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Forrestania
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Nearly 40% of people in Forrestania were born overseas, making it a much more diverse place than the typical Australian town. This international mix is reflected in the local heritage, where residents trace their roots back to a blend of Australian, English, Irish, and Scottish backgrounds.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestral backgrounds are Australian at 39.3%, followed by English at 21.4%, and Irish and Scottish both at 17.9%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 39.3% of residents were born overseas, a figure far above the 27.7% national average. This high proportion is driven largely by arrivals from New Zealand, where 10.7% of the population was born.
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 Forrestania [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50516/forrestania/topic/ancestry-heritage