41.1% ▲ +3.8%
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39.6%
- 2016: 39.9%
- 2021: 41.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Bulleen · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Bulleen
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Forty-one percent of people in Bulleen were born overseas, a figure far above the national average. This makes the area one of the most internationally diverse places in the region, with a strong mix of Chinese, Italian, and Greek heritage.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The community's ancestry is split evenly between Chinese and Italian roots at 20.1% each, followed by Australian, English and Greek backgrounds.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Born overseas residents make up 41.1% of the population, which is far above the 30% seen in Victoria and the 27.7% national figure. While 56.1% were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are China and Italy.
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 Bulleen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20386/bulleen/topic/ancestry-heritage