36.9% ▲ +26.5%
Higher than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 29.2%
- 2016: 32.3%
- 2021: 36.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Blackburn South · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Blackburn South
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
An increase of 7.7 percentage points in the overseas-born population since 2011 shows that Blackburn South is becoming more diverse. More than a third of residents were born outside Australia, with Chinese ancestry now making up nearly a quarter of the local community.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English, Australian, and Chinese are the most common ancestries here, with Chinese ancestry accounting for 23.3% of the population. Irish and Scottish roots follow at 8.7% and 7.5% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Around 36.9% of people were born overseas, a figure that is well above the national average of 27.7%. While 60.1% were born in Australia, China is the most common overseas birthplace at 10.6%.
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 Blackburn South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/207031162/blackburn-south/topic/ancestry-heritage