14.9% ▼ -2.3%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.2%
- 2016: 14.0%
- 2021: 14.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Chum Creek · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Chum Creek
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A far lower share of residents were born overseas in Chum Creek compared to the state or national figures. Only 14.9% of people here were born abroad, showing a much stronger trend toward Australian-born residents than in most other areas.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 46.3% and 41.6% of the population respectively. Irish, Scottish, and German roots also feature in the community.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
While 14.9% of people were born overseas—which is higher than in most similar areas—this is far below the 30.0% seen across Victoria. Most residents were born in Australia (81.4%), followed by England at 5.8%.
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 Chum Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20560/chum-creek/topic/ancestry-heritage