50.4% ▲ +12.6%
Higher than 99% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 44.8%
- 2016: 49.1%
- 2021: 50.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Monash · Council (LGA)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Monash
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Over half of all residents in Monash were born overseas, making it one of the most diverse areas of its kind. This global mix is reflected in the local roots, where Chinese ancestry is the most common at 24.8%.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Chinese ancestry is the most common at 24.8%, followed by English at 16.8%, Australian at 14.8%, Indian at 8.0%, and Greek at 6.9%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of people born overseas has risen to 50.4% since 2011, which is far above the national figure of 27.7%. While 45.7% were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are China at 11.9% and India at 7.1%.
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 Monash [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA24970/monash/topic/ancestry-heritage