12.7% ▼ -16.4%
Higher than 62% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 15.2%
- 2016: 13.9%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Birdwood · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Birdwood
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More people were born overseas in Birdwood than in most similar areas, though the total remains low. English and Australian ancestries dominate the local profile, while the share of overseas-born residents has fallen slightly since 2011.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 52.3%, followed by Australian at 40.2%. Other notable groups include German, Irish, and Scottish heritage.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 12.7% of people were born overseas, which is higher than most similar areas but far below the national figure of 27.7%. This is mostly made up of people from England (8.6%), and the proportion of overseas births fell 2.5 percentage points since 2011.
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 Birdwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL421003/birdwood/topic/ancestry-heritage