35.4% ▲ +14.2%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.0%
- 2016: 32.7%
- 2021: 35.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Bentleigh East · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Bentleigh East
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More than a third of people in Bentleigh East were born overseas, a figure that is among the highest for similar areas. This multicultural mix is reflected in a diverse range of ancestral roots, with Australian and English backgrounds being the most common.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The area has a varied ancestral mix, led by Australian and English roots at 23.4% and 23.0% respectively. Other common backgrounds include Chinese (9.8%), Greek (9.2%), and Irish (8.6%).
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 35.4% of residents were born overseas, which is well above the 30% seen across Victoria and the 27.7% national figure. While 62% were born in Australia, the largest overseas birthplaces are China (4.8%), India (3.6%), England (2.2%), and South Africa (2.1%).
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 Bentleigh East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20215/bentleigh-east/topic/ancestry-heritage