48.3% ▲ +3.4%
Higher than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 46.7%
- 2016: 50.1%
- 2021: 48.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Sunshine · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Sunshine
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Nearly half of all residents in Sunshine were born overseas, a figure that has risen since 2011. This high level of migration is reflected in the community's diverse roots, with Vietnamese and Chinese ancestry now which are as common as English or Australian heritage.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian are the most common ancestries at 17% each, but Vietnamese ancestry is just as prevalent at 15.7%. Chinese and Irish roots follow at 7.4% and 6.6%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Almost half of the people in Sunshine were born overseas, which is far above the figures for Victoria (30%) and Australia (27.7%). This proportion rose 1.6 points since 2011, with 13.5% of the population born in Vietnam.
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 Sunshine [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/213011336/sunshine/topic/ancestry-heritage