7.2% ▼ -28.2%
Lower than 76% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 10.1%
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 7.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Heywood · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Heywood
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A falling share of overseas-born residents marks the recent trend for Heywood, where only 7.2% of people were born outside Australia. The town has a very strong connection to British roots, with nearly 80% of residents claiming Australian, English, Scottish or Irish ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English heritage are the most common, making up 40.5% and 38.0% of the population respectively. Scottish and Irish roots are also prominent, each accounting for about 9% of residents.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Far fewer people were born overseas here than in most other areas, and this figure fell from 10.1% in 2011 to 7.2%. This is far below the national figure of 27.7%, with 80.6% of the community born in Australia.
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 Heywood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL215040/heywood/topic/ancestry-heritage