22.2% ▲ +2.6%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.6%
- 2016: 20.4%
- 2021: 22.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Alphington · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Alphington
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Alphington compared to the rest of the state. While 22.2% of residents were born abroad, this is well below the Victorian figure of 30%. Most residents identify with British and Irish roots, with English and Australian ancestry being the most common.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most frequent at 33.1%, followed by Australian at 29.5%, Irish at 14.9%, and Scottish at 12.5%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 22.2% of people were born overseas, which is much higher than most similar areas, though still well below the national figure of 27.7%. Most people here were born in Australia (74.3%), with England, China, and New Zealand as the next most common 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 Alphington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20034/alphington/topic/ancestry-heritage