24.9% ▲ +5.1%
Higher than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 23.7%
- 2016: 23.6%
- 2021: 24.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Carrum - Patterson Lakes · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Carrum - Patterson Lakes
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Roughly one quarter of people in Carrum - Patterson Lakes were born overseas, a figure that sits around the middle for similar areas. The community has a strong British and Irish heritage, while the proportion of overseas-born residents has risen slightly since 2011.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 37.7%, followed by Australian at 31.8% and Irish at 11.6%. Scottish and Italian heritages also feature, making up 9.4% and 5.4% of the population respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 24.9% of residents were born overseas, which is well below the Victorian figure of 30.0%. While this is a little below the national average, the number has risen 1.2 percentage points since 2011.
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 Carrum - Patterson Lakes [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/208031185/carrum-patterson-lakes/topic/ancestry-heritage