52.3% —
Higher than 94% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Point Cook - North West · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Point Cook - North West
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Indian ancestry is the most common in Point Cook - North West, where 17.2% of residents claim this heritage. It is a highly diverse area where over half the population was born in another country, far exceeding figures for both Victoria and Australia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The community's heritage is varied, with Indian (17.2%), English (16.0%), and Chinese (15.6%) being the most common ancestries. Australian ancestry follows closely at 14.2%, while Filipino ancestry accounts for 3.8%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
More than half of all residents (52.3%) were born overseas, a figure far above the 30% seen in Victoria and 27.7% across Australia. While 44.3% were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are India (15.0%) and China (6.3%).
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 Point Cook - North West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/213051581/point-cook-north-west/topic/ancestry-heritage