66.3% ▲ +1.8%
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 65.2%
- 2016: 65.4%
- 2021: 66.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Springvale · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Springvale
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Diverse cultural backgrounds define daily life in Springvale, where two-thirds of the population were born overseas. This international mix is most visible in the high numbers of people with Vietnamese and Chinese heritage.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Vietnamese and Chinese ancestries are the most common here, making up 23.0% and 21.9% of the population respectively, while English and Australian ancestries are much less frequent.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
A huge 66.3% of residents were born overseas, a figure that is far above the 27.7% national average and has risen slightly since 2011. The most common birthplaces are Australia (28.9%), Vietnam (20.9%), and India (7.4%).
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 Springvale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/212041317/springvale/topic/ancestry-heritage