41.9% —
Higher than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Point Cook - North East · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More than four in ten people in Point Cook - North East were born overseas, making it a highly multicultural hub. This diversity is seen in the ancestral mix, where English and Australian roots are common alongside significant Chinese and Indian heritage.
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, each accounting for around 20% of the population. Chinese (11.8%) and Indian (11.1%) ancestries also represent large proportions of the community.
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 41.9% of residents were born overseas, a figure far above the 30% seen in Victoria and 27.7% across Australia. While 54.3% were born in Australia, India (9.5%) and China (4.9%) are the most common overseas birthplaces.
41.9% —
Higher than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in Point Cook - North East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/213051580/point-cook-north-east/topic/ancestry-heritage