43.5% ▲ +19.1%
Higher than 96% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 36.5%
- 2016: 39.9%
- 2021: 43.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Manningham · Council (LGA)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Manningham
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Over 43% of people in Manningham were born overseas, making it one of the most diverse areas in the region. This high level of migration is reflected in the community's roots, with Chinese, English and Australian being the most common ancestries.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Chinese ancestry is the most common here at 26.9%, followed by English at 19.4% and Australian at 17.1%. Italian and Greek heritage are also significant, making up 9.6% and 8.0% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of people born overseas has risen by 7 percentage points since 2011 to reach 43.5%. This is far above the 30% seen across Victoria and the 27.7% national figure, with China being the most common overseas birthplace at 11.2%.
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 Manningham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA24210/manningham/topic/ancestry-heritage