34.9% —
Higher than 75% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 37.0%
- 2021: 34.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Preston (Northern Metropolitan) · State Electorate
Ancestry & Birthplace in Preston (Northern Metropolitan)
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common background for people in Preston, where 20.7% of residents claim this heritage. It is a diverse area with a high proportion of overseas-born residents, though this figure has dipped slightly in recent years.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Alongside English and Australian roots, Italian ancestry is very common here at 15.1%. Irish and Greek backgrounds are also prominent, making up 8.8% and 8.0% of the population respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 34.9% of people were born overseas, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. While this is much higher than most areas, the proportion of overseas-born residents fell 2.0 percentage points since 2016.
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 Preston (Northern Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED26903/preston/topic/ancestry-heritage