49.4% —
Higher than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Tarneit - South · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Tarneit - South
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Almost half of all residents in Tarneit - South were born overseas, placing it among the highest for overseas birthplaces at this level. This creates a diverse community where Indian ancestry is the most common, held by 19.6% of people.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Indian ancestry is the most common at 19.6%, followed by Australian at 15.1% and English at 13.2%. Filipino and Irish ancestries also feature, at 4.3% and 3.4% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 49.4% of people were born overseas, which is far above the 30.0% figure for Victoria and the 27.7% national average. While 45.6% were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are India at 18.9% and the Philippines at 3.1%.
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 Tarneit - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/213051585/tarneit-south/topic/ancestry-heritage