27.5% ▼ -3.1%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.3%
- 2016: 28.3%
- 2021: 27.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Greenwood · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Greenwood
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common in Greenwood, with 42.7% and 36.2% of residents claiming these roots. The area has a strong British and Irish heritage, which is reflected in its overall population mix.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English, Australian, Irish, Scottish and Italian are the top five ancestries here. These groups make up the bulk of the local identity, with English and Australian ancestry being by far the most frequent.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 27.5% of people in Greenwood were born overseas, which is much higher than most similar areas. This figure is about the same as the national average, though it is well below the Western Australian rate of 32.2%.
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 Greenwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50587/greenwood/topic/ancestry-heritage