24.0% —
Higher than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Northcote - East · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Northcote - East
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Northcote - East compared to the state average, with only 24% of the population born outside Australia. This makes the area much less internationally diverse than the typical Victorian suburb, though many residents still claim deep European roots through their ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 33.9%, followed by Australian at 28.4% and Irish at 15.6%. Greek heritage is also prominent here, claimed by 10% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of overseas-born residents is 24%, which is well below the 30% seen across Victoria and the 27.7% national figure. Most people here were born in Australia (72.6%), while the next most common birthplaces are England, New Zealand, 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 Northcote - East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/206021499/northcote-east/topic/ancestry-heritage