54.9% ▼ -1.4%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 55.6%
- 2016: 63.1%
- 2021: 54.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Carlton · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Carlton
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More than half of all residents in Carlton were born overseas, a figure that has risen significantly since 2011. This diverse mix is led by a strong Chinese presence, which is the most common ancestry in the area.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Chinese ancestry is the most frequent at 24.7%, followed by English at 19.4% and Australian at 13.3%. Irish and Scottish backgrounds make up 8.2% and 6.5% of the population respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 54.9% of people here were born overseas, which is far above the Victorian figure of 30% and the national figure of 27.7%. While 39.1% were born in Australia, the largest overseas groups are from China (14%), India (5%), England (2.1%) and Vietnam (2%).
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 Carlton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20495/carlton/topic/ancestry-heritage