50.9% —
Higher than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 46.5%
- 2021: 50.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Doncaster East - North · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Doncaster East - North
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More than half of all residents in Doncaster East - North were born overseas, a figure that is among the highest for similar areas. This high level of international migration is reflected in the local ancestry, with Chinese and English being the most common backgrounds.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Chinese ancestry is the most common at 37.1%, followed by English at 15.6%, Australian at 12.0%, Italian at 8.0% and Greek at 7.6%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Over half of the population (50.9%) was born overseas, which is far above the Victorian figure of 30.0% and the national figure of 27.7%. This proportion has risen by 4.4 points since 2016, with China being the most common birthplace outside Australia at 14.2%.
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 Doncaster East - North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/207021424/doncaster-east-north/topic/ancestry-heritage