16.7% —
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 16.3%
- 2021: 16.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Mulgrave · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Mulgrave
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Nearly three quarters of people in Mulgrave were born in Australia, though a notable 16.7% were born overseas. This mix of backgrounds is reflected in the local ancestry, where nearly half the population identifies as Australian. It is a community with strong ties to the UK and Asia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian ancestry is the most common at 42.3%, followed by English (30.8%), Irish (15.4%), and Scottish (12.8%). Chinese ancestry is also prominent, accounting for 10.3% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The 16.7% of residents born overseas is higher than in most similar areas, though this is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3% and the national figure of 27.7%. Aside from those born in Australia (74.4%), the most common birthplaces are China (7.7%) and the Philippines (5.1%).
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 Mulgrave [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12826/mulgrave/topic/ancestry-heritage