53.1% —
Higher than 95% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 49.3%
- 2021: 53.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Doncaster East - South · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Doncaster East - South
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 - South were born overseas. This high level of migration is reflected in the local ancestry, with Chinese heritage being the most common at 38.9%.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Chinese is the most frequent ancestry at 38.9%, followed by English at 13.8%, Australian at 12.7%, Italian at 6.2%, and Greek at 6.0%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Over half the population (53.1%) was born overseas, a figure far above the national average of 27.7% and one that has risen by 3.8 percentage points since 2016. While 43.4% were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are China at 15.6% and India at 2.6%.
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 - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/207021425/doncaster-east-south/topic/ancestry-heritage