52.9% ▲ +62.6%
Higher than 99% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 32.5%
- 2016: 33.4%
- 2021: 52.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Hotham · Federal Electorate
Ancestry & Birthplace in Hotham
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Chinese ancestry is the most common heritage in Hotham, where 14.8% of residents claim this background. This area is a diverse mix of cultures, with a very high proportion of the population born overseas.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Chinese ancestry is the most common (14.8%), followed closely by English (14.2%) and Australian (13.6%) backgrounds. Vietnamese (8.7%) and Greek (7.4%) heritage are also prominent.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Over half of the people in Hotham were born overseas, a figure that is far above the national rate of 27.7%. This proportion has risen sharply, climbing 20 points since 2011 to reach 52.9%.
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 Hotham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED222/hotham/topic/ancestry-heritage