41.9% —
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 51.7%
- 2021: 41.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Braeside · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Braeside
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More than four in ten people in Braeside were born overseas, creating a diverse local community. This is far above the national figure of 27.7%, though the proportion of overseas-born residents has fallen by nearly 10 percentage points since 2016.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 48.4%, followed by Irish at 16.1%. Other significant groups include people with Australian, Italian, and Greek ancestry, each making up 9.7% of the area.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
At 41.9%, the share of people born outside Australia is much higher than in most similar areas and far above the Victorian figure of 30%. Most residents were born in Australia (58.1%) or England (9.7%).
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 Braeside [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/208031184/braeside/topic/ancestry-heritage