29.7% ▲ +10.5%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.9%
- 2016: 27.9%
- 2021: 29.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Brighton East · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Brighton East
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Nearly 30% of people in Brighton East were born overseas, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas. This international mix is led by strong ties to the UK and Asia, with English and Australian being the most common ancestries.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most frequent at 31.4%, followed by Australian at 26.9% and Irish at 11.4%. Other common roots include Scottish and Chinese heritage.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 29.7% of residents were born outside Australia, which is about the same as the Victorian figure and a little above the national average. While 67% were born in Australia, the next most common birthplaces are England, China, South Africa and New Zealand.
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 Brighton East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20338/brighton-east/topic/ancestry-heritage