37.2% ▲ +38.2%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.9%
- 2016: 32.9%
- 2021: 37.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Mortlake · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Mortlake
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More than a third of people in Mortlake were born overseas, a figure that is among the highest for similar areas. This international mix is reflected in the local ancestry, where English and Australian roots are the most common, followed by Chinese and Italian heritage.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English is the most common ancestry at 20.6%, followed by Australian at 17.2% and Chinese at 15.4%. Italian and Irish roots are also prominent, making up 12.9% and 8.3% of the population respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 37.2% of residents were born outside Australia, which is well above the national figure of 27.7% and the state's 29.3%. While 57.7% were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are China at 7.6% and Italy at 1.9%.
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 Mortlake [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12740/mortlake/topic/ancestry-heritage