25.8% ▲ +7.7%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.0%
- 2016: 25.6%
- 2021: 25.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Somerville · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Somerville
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Over a quarter of the people in Somerville were born overseas, creating a diverse mix of backgrounds in daily life. While the typical resident identifies as Australian or English, the area has a much higher proportion of overseas-born residents than most similar places.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English ancestries are most common, each representing about a third of the population. Irish and Scottish roots are also prominent, with 7.8% and 7.5% of residents claiming those backgrounds.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 25.8% of residents were born overseas, which is much higher than most similar areas, though this is a little below the national figure of 27.7%. New Zealand is the most common overseas birthplace at 6.7%.
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 Somerville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51359/somerville/topic/ancestry-heritage