50.9% ▲ +13.0%
Higher than 99% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 45.1%
- 2016: 49.4%
- 2021: 50.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Monash · Sub-region (SA3)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Monash
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More than half of the people in Monash were born overseas, a figure that is among the highest for similar areas. This creates a diverse community where Chinese and English ancestries are the most common. It is a multicultural hub where the share of overseas-born residents has climbed steadily over the last decade.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Chinese ancestry is the most common at 25.4%, followed by English at 16.6% and Australian at 14.5%. Indian and Greek ancestries also make up a significant part of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Over half the population (50.9%) was born outside Australia, which is far above the 30% seen in Victoria and 27.7% nationally. This proportion rose 5.8 percentage points since 2011, with China and India being the top overseas birthplaces.
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 Monash [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/21205/monash/topic/ancestry-heritage