33.4% —
Higher than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 30.6%
- 2021: 33.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Bentleigh East - South · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Bentleigh East - South
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
About a quarter of residents in Bentleigh East - South claim Australian ancestry, making it the most common group. This reflects a diverse local mix, with a significant number of people born overseas compared to the rest of the country.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English ancestries are most common at 25.0% and 24.5% respectively. Irish (9.5%), Greek (8.5%) and Chinese (8.0%) also make up notable parts of the local population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Over a third of people here were born overseas, a figure that has risen 2.8 points since 2016 to reach 33.4%. This is well above the Victorian figure of 30.0% and the national figure of 27.7%.
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 Bentleigh East - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/208021427/bentleigh-east-south/topic/ancestry-heritage