21.4% ▼ -2.3%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.9%
- 2016: 20.7%
- 2021: 21.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Clifton Hill · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Clifton Hill
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More people in Clifton Hill now claim an overseas birthplace than in 2011, though the area remains more Australian-born than the national average. While English and Australian ancestries are the most common, the area has a strong mix of Irish, Scottish and Italian roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is most common at 39.9%, followed by Australian at 30.1%. Irish (19.2%), Scottish (14.6%) and Italian (6.2%) ancestries also make up significant portions of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 21.4% of residents were born overseas, which is much higher than most similar areas. However, this figure is well below the Victoria (30.0%) and Australia (27.7%) figures, with 76.0% of the population born in Australia.
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 Clifton Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20574/clifton-hill/topic/ancestry-heritage