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Pakenham - South East · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Ancestry & Birthplace in Pakenham - South East

Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.

A growing international mix has shaped Pakenham - South East, where nearly 30% of residents were born overseas. While English and Australian ancestries remain the most common, the area is now more diverse than the national average.

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📍 Pakenham - South East, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Pakenham - South East sits — People born overseas

29.6% —

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Pakenham - South East — higher than 67% of areas.

Pakenham - South East29.6%
3810, VIC 27.6%
Victoria 30.0%
Australia 27.7%

Ancestry

The ancestries people most identify with.

English ancestry is the most common at 35.0%, followed by Australian at 30.6%, while Indian ancestry accounts for 4.3% of the population.

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Pakenham - South East splits fairly evenly between English (35%) and Australian (31%), with Scottish at 8%.

English 35.0% Australian 30.6% Scottish 8.3% Irish 8.1% Indian 4.3% German 3.5% Italian 3.2% Dutch 2.7% Chinese 1.7% Filipino 1.7%

Country of birth

Australia and the largest overseas communities.

About 29.6% of people here were born overseas, which is higher than most similar areas and a little above the Australian figure of 27.7%. India is the most common overseas birthplace at 7.0%.

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 Pakenham - South East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/212011551/pakenham-south-east/topic/ancestry-heritage