23.5% ▲ +42.4%
Higher than 78% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 16.5%
- 2016: 19.0%
- 2021: 23.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Cardinia · Council (LGA)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Cardinia
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A much higher share of people were born overseas in Cardinia than in most similar areas. While 23.5% of the population was born abroad, this is well below the figures for Victoria and Australia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian are the most common ancestries here, each claimed by about 35% of residents. Irish, Scottish, and Indian ancestries also make up significant parts of the community.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of people born overseas rose 7.0 percentage points since 2011 to reach 23.5%. Most residents were born in Australia (71.5%), followed by India, England, New Zealand, and the Philippines.
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 Cardinia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA21450/cardinia/topic/ancestry-heritage