21.5% ▼ -0.5%
Lower than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.7%
- 2016: 20.2%
- 2021: 21.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Clifton Hill - Alphington · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Clifton Hill - Alphington sits around the middle of similar areas for its share of overseas-born residents. While English and Australian ancestries are the most common, the area is less diverse in its birthplaces than the rest of the state, with 21.5% of people born overseas.
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 37.8%, followed by Australian at 29.4%. Irish and Scottish roots are also prominent, making up 17.9% and 13.8% of the population respectively.
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Far fewer people were born overseas here than in the rest of Victoria and Australia, and this 21.5% share has barely changed since 2011. Most residents were born in Australia (74.9%), with England being the next most common birthplace at 4.1%.
21.5% ▼ -0.5%
Lower than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in Clifton Hill - Alphington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/206071145/clifton-hill-alphington/topic/ancestry-heritage