25.2% ▼ -3.9%
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 26.2%
- 2016: 25.5%
- 2021: 25.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Chelsea Heights · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Chelsea Heights
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common in Chelsea Heights, with both making up over 34% of the population. Most residents were born in Australia, while the share of people born overseas is lower than the national figure.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestry are the most common backgrounds here, followed by Irish at 10.9%, Scottish at 8.8%, and Italian at 5.4%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 25.2% of people were born overseas, which is well below the Victorian figure of 30.0% and a little below the national 27.7%. This proportion has fallen 1.0 percentage points since 2011, with 71.5% of residents now born in Australia.
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 Chelsea Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/208031187/chelsea-heights/topic/ancestry-heritage