34.9% ▼ -13.3%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40.3%
- 2016: 37.0%
- 2021: 34.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Altona North · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Altona North
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More than a third of people in Altona North were born overseas, reflecting a shift toward greater diversity since 2011. This overseas-born population is now well above the national figure, with strong ties to Europe and Asia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries are Australian and English, each at 20.2%, followed by Italian at 9.9%, Irish at 6.9% and Greek at 6.7%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 34.9% of residents were born outside Australia, which is well above the Victoria figure of 30.0% and the national figure of 27.7%. While 59.1% were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are Italy (3.6%) and Vietnam (3.4%).
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 Altona North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20037/altona-north/topic/ancestry-heritage