40.2% ▲ +29.4%
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.1%
- 2016: 35.8%
- 2021: 40.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Box Hill South · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Box Hill South
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Overseas births have risen significantly in Box Hill South, where 40.2% of residents were born abroad. This multicultural mix is clearly seen in the ancestry data, with Chinese and English backgrounds both accounting for about 26% of the population.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Chinese ancestry is the most common at 26.2%, followed closely by English at 26.1% and Australian at 22.7%. Irish and Scottish roots are also present, making up 9.3% and 8.1% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of people born overseas is far above the Victorian figure of 30.0% and the national figure of 27.7%. While 57.0% were born in Australia, 13.3% come from China, with India (3.8%) and England (2.2%) also among the top 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 Box Hill South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20316/box-hill-south/topic/ancestry-heritage