23.3% ▲ +11.9%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.8%
- 2016: 23.4%
- 2021: 23.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Forrestdale · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Forrestdale
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 Forrestdale, claimed by 46.2% of residents. This area has a strong British and Australian heritage, though about 23% of the population was born overseas. While this is much higher than in most similar areas, it is still well below the national figure.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Most people here identify as English (46.2%) or Australian (34.7%). Other common ancestries include Scottish at 11.4%, Italian at 8.0%, and Irish at 6.7%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 23.3% of people were born overseas, which is much higher than in similar areas but well below the 27.7% national average. Most residents were born in Australia (70.7%), followed by England (6.8%) and New Zealand (3.4%).
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 Forrestdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50517/forrestdale/topic/ancestry-heritage