18.4% ▲ +16.7%
Lower than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 15.7%
- 2016: 17.1%
- 2021: 18.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Eltham · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Eltham
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A growing number of overseas-born residents has shaped the recent history of Eltham, where the share of people born abroad rose to 18.4% by 2021. While this is a rise from previous years, the area remains much more Australian-born than the state or national figures.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian are the most common ancestries here, making up 40.3% and 34.5% of the population. Other frequent ancestries include Irish, Scottish, and Italian.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of people born overseas is 18.4%, which is far below the 30.0% seen across Victoria. Most residents were born in Australia (79.2%), followed by England at 4.7%.
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 Eltham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/209031209/eltham/topic/ancestry-heritage