23.5% ▲ +42.4%
Higher than 57% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 16.5%
- 2016: 19.0%
- 2021: 23.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Cardinia · Sub-region (SA3)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Cardinia
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Around the middle for its level, Cardinia is a region where about 23.5% of people were born overseas. While it remains well below the state and national figures, the proportion of overseas-born residents has risen significantly over the last decade.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common here, each representing about 35% of the population. Irish and Scottish roots follow at 8.7% and 8.5%, with Indian ancestry making up 4.2%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Most residents were born in Australia (71.6%), while India is the most common overseas birthplace at 4.3%. This overseas-born population has grown by 7.0 percentage points since 2011, though it is still much lower than the 30% seen across Victoria.
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 Cardinia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/21201/cardinia/topic/ancestry-heritage