13.5% ▼ -2.0%
Higher than 67% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 13.8%
- 2016: 13.9%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Brunswick · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Brunswick
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Nearly 48% of people in Brunswick (L) claim English ancestry, the most common heritage in the area. This mix of origins creates a community where the vast majority of residents trace their roots back to the British Isles and Australia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most frequent, making up 47.8% and 39.8% of the population. Other common roots include Irish (9.5%), Italian (7.8%), and Scottish (5.9%) ancestry.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 13.5% of residents were born overseas, a figure that is far below the state and national averages. This proportion has barely changed since 2011, with 77.6% of the population 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 Brunswick [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL521010/brunswick/topic/ancestry-heritage