22.6% ▼ -11.3%
Higher than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 25.5%
- 2016: 24.1%
- 2021: 22.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Alphington - Fairfield · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Alphington - Fairfield
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Alphington - Fairfield compared to the rest of the state. Only 22.6% of residents were born outside Australia, which is well below the Victorian figure of 30.0%. This trend has continued to drop, falling 2.9 percentage points since 2011.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 33.1%, followed by Australian at 28.9% and Irish at 15.6%. Scottish and Italian backgrounds also feature prominently at 11.9% and 10.5%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 74.4% of the population was born in Australia. Of those born overseas, the most common birthplaces are England at 3.2%, Italy at 2.0%, and New Zealand at 1.3%.
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 Alphington - Fairfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/206021110/alphington-fairfield/topic/ancestry-heritage