41.4% ▲ +33.4%
Higher than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 31.0%
- 2016: 38.5%
- 2021: 41.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Cranbourne West · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Cranbourne West
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A ten percentage point rise in the overseas-born population since 2011 marks Cranbourne West as a rapidly diversifying area. More than 41% of residents were born outside Australia, which is far above the national figure.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries are Australian at 23.5% and English at 22.8%, while 11.8% of people claim Indian ancestry.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Forty-one point four percent of people were born overseas, which is much higher than most areas and far above the Victorian figure of 30%. India is the most common birthplace outside Australia, accounting for 12.2% of the population.
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 Cranbourne West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/212031304/cranbourne-west/topic/ancestry-heritage