41.5% ▲ +8.4%
Higher than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 38.3%
- 2016: 41.5%
- 2021: 41.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Sydenham · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Sydenham
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A far higher share of people were born overseas in Sydenham than in the rest of Victoria or Australia. This diversity is reflected in the community's roots, with a significant number of residents claiming Italian, Indian, and Filipino ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English are the most common ancestries at 17% and 15.8%, followed by Italian at 9.3%, Indian at 7.8%, and Filipino at 4.5%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 41.5% of people were born overseas, which is far above the national figure of 27.7% and rose 3.2 percentage points since 2011. India is the most common overseas birthplace at 9.4%.
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 Sydenham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/213011339/sydenham/topic/ancestry-heritage