20.4% —
Lower than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 19.3%
- 2021: 20.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Croydon South · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Croydon South
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Nearly 76% of people in Croydon South were born in Australia, making it a community with a strong domestic base. While the area has seen a slight rise in overseas births, it remains far less diverse in birthplace than both the state and national averages.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, accounting for 39.6% and 36.1% of residents. Irish (12.2%), Scottish (10.4%) and Chinese (6.0%) also make up significant parts of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 20.4% of residents were born overseas, which is well below the 30.0% figure for Victoria and the 27.7% national average. This proportion rose slightly by 1.2 percentage points since 2016, with the most common birthplaces outside Australia being England, China and India.
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 Croydon South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/211031452/croydon-south/topic/ancestry-heritage