30.2% —
Higher than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Pascoe Vale · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Pascoe Vale
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
An Italian ancestry of 20.1% is a standout feature for Pascoe Vale, where a strong European heritage shapes the community. This is one of the most common ancestral backgrounds in the area, alongside Australian and English roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries are Australian (21.6%), English (21.3%) and Italian (20.1%), followed by Irish at 9.2% and Scottish at 6.5%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 30.2% of people were born overseas, which is higher than most areas and a little above the national figure of 27.7%. While 65.8% were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are Italy (4.1%), India (2.8%), England (1.8%) and New Zealand (1.5%).
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 Pascoe Vale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/210031538/pascoe-vale/topic/ancestry-heritage