29.9% ▲ +20.5%
Higher than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.8%
- 2016: 28.1%
- 2021: 29.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Surrey Hills (East) - Mont Albert · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Surrey Hills (East) - Mont Albert
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A little more than a quarter of people in Surrey Hills (East) - Mont Albert were born overseas, which is a little above the national figure. This mix of backgrounds is reflected in the ancestry data, where English, Australian and Chinese heritage are the most common.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 33.3%, followed by Australian at 26.7% and Chinese at 18.1%. Irish and Scottish heritage are also prominent, making up 12.7% and 11.5% of the area.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Overseas-born residents now make up 29.9% of the population, a figure that rose 5.1 percentage points since 2011. While this is about the same as the Victorian average, China is the most common birthplace outside Australia at 8%.
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 Surrey Hills (East) - Mont Albert [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/207031167/surrey-hills-mont-albert/topic/ancestry-heritage