48.0% ▲ +18.0%
Higher than 97% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 40.7%
- 2016: 44.4%
- 2021: 48.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Manningham - West · Sub-region (SA3)
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Nearly half of all residents in Manningham - West were born overseas, creating a community with a rich mix of global roots. This international character is most visible in the local ancestry, where Chinese, English, and Australian heritage are the most common.
The ancestries people most identify with.
Chinese ancestry is the most frequent at 30.8%, followed by English at 15.7% and Australian at 14.0%. Italian and Greek heritage are also common, making up 9.9% and 9.0% of the population respectively.
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 48% of people here were born overseas, a figure that is far above the national average of 27.7% and has risen 7.3 points since 2011. While 49% were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are China at 12.9% and Italy at 2.6%.
48.0% ▲ +18.0%
Higher than 97% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in Manningham - West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/20702/manningham-west/topic/ancestry-heritage