16.9% ▲ +36.1%
Higher than 83% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2021: 16.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Sunbury · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Sunbury
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English and Australian heritage are the most common roots for the people of Sunbury. While the area remains predominantly born in Australia, there has been a steady increase in the number of residents moving here from overseas.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 38% and 37.5% of the population respectively. Other significant roots include Irish at 13% and Scottish at 10.5%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 16.9% of residents were born overseas, which is far below the national figure of 27.7%. This proportion has risen by 4.5 percentage points since 2011, though it remains much higher than in most similar areas.
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 Sunbury [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL212006/sunbury/topic/ancestry-heritage