51.4% ▲ +2.5%
Higher than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 50.2%
- 2016: 50.2%
- 2021: 51.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Cairnlea · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Cairnlea
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More than half the people in Cairnlea were born overseas, a figure that has risen slightly since 2011. It is a diverse area where 30% of residents claim Vietnamese ancestry, making it far more multicultural than the typical Victorian suburb.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Vietnamese is the most common ancestry at 30%, followed by Chinese at 12.4% and Australian at 9.3%. Filipino and English ancestries also make up significant parts of the community.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of people born overseas is 51.4%, which is far above the national figure of 27.7%. This trend has grown since 2011, and while 45.3% were born in Australia, Vietnam is the most common overseas birthplace at 21%.
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 Cairnlea [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/213011329/cairnlea/topic/ancestry-heritage