43.3% ▲ +26.6%
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 34.2%
- 2016: 38.6%
- 2021: 43.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Balwyn North · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Balwyn North
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Chinese ancestry is the most common in Balwyn North, where 32.1% of residents claim this heritage. This cultural mix is reflected in the high number of people born overseas, which is far above the national figure.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English (18.1%), Australian (14.4%), Italian (9.1%) and Greek (8.1%) are also common ancestries in the area.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Forty-three percent of people here were born overseas, a figure that rose 9.1 points since 2011 and is far above the Victorian average. This is consistent with China being the most common overseas birthplace at 14.5%.
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 Balwyn North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/207011148/balwyn-north/topic/ancestry-heritage