24.5% ▲ +10.7%
Higher than 79% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 22.1%
- 2016: 23.5%
- 2021: 24.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Banyule · Council (LGA)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Banyule
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A growing number of overseas-born residents have moved to Banyule, with the proportion rising to 24.5% since 2011. While English and Australian ancestries remain the most common, the area has a diverse mix of roots including Irish and Italian.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are most common at 31.3% and 29.1%, followed by Irish (12.2%), Italian (10.5%) and Scottish (9.6%) roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Nearly one quarter of people in Banyule were born overseas, which is much higher than most areas, although this is well below the figures for Victoria and Australia. The most common birthplaces outside Australia are China, England, India and Italy.
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 Banyule [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA20660/banyule/topic/ancestry-heritage