44.9% —
Higher than 90% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 47.2%
- 2021: 44.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Footscray (Western Metropolitan) · State Electorate
Ancestry & Birthplace in Footscray (Western Metropolitan)
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A much higher share of people in Footscray were born overseas compared to most other areas. Roughly 45% of residents were born outside Australia, creating a diverse community where Vietnamese, Chinese, and English ancestries are all prominently represented.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English is the most common ancestry at 17.5%, followed by Australian at 16.1% and Vietnamese at 15.5%. Chinese and Irish ancestries also make up a significant part of the local mix.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Forty-four point nine percent of people were born overseas, which is far above the Victorian figure of 30% and the national figure of 27.7%. This is much higher than most areas, though the proportion fell 2.3 points since 2016. Vietnam is the most common overseas birthplace at 12%.
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 Footscray (Western Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED23007/footscray/topic/ancestry-heritage