48.7% ▲ +10.2%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44.2%
- 2016: 48.3%
- 2021: 48.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Westminster · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Westminster
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Nearly half of all residents in Westminster were born overseas, making it one of the most culturally diverse areas in the region. This high level of migration creates a multicultural community where almost 49% of people grew up in another country.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 19.8%, followed by Australian at 16.4%. Other significant groups include people with Indian (8.0%), Italian (6.7%), and Irish (5.9%) roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Almost 48.7% of people were born outside Australia, a figure far above the national rate of 27.7%. This diversity is seen in the population, where 9% were born in India and 2.7% in the Philippines.
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 Westminster [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51588/westminster/topic/ancestry-heritage