26.9% —
Higher than 57% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 24.2%
- 2021: 26.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Bayswater (Eastern Metropolitan) · State Electorate
Ancestry & Birthplace in Bayswater (Eastern Metropolitan)
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A mix of deep local roots and newer arrivals shapes the daily life of Bayswater. While nearly 70% of people were born in Australia, the area has seen its overseas-born population grow to 26.9% in recent years.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian are the most common ancestries here, making up 34.8% and 32.1% of the population. Irish and Scottish backgrounds each account for 9.5%, while Chinese ancestry is recorded at 8.7%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of people born overseas has risen 2.7 points since 2016 to reach 26.9%. This figure is about the same as the national average, though it is well below the Victorian figure of 30.0%.
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 Bayswater (Eastern Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED20401/bayswater/topic/ancestry-heritage