46.3% ▲ +54.5%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.0%
- 2016: 40.2%
- 2021: 46.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Cranbourne East · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Cranbourne East
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Nearly half of the people in Cranbourne East were born overseas, making it one of the most culturally diverse areas in the region. This blend of backgrounds is seen in the local ancestry, where Indian and Filipino roots are strongly represented alongside traditional English and Australian ties.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian are the most common ancestries at 20.2% and 20.0% each. Indian ancestry is also very prominent, making up 16.2% of the population, followed by Filipino at 4.9% and Scottish at 4.4%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
A far higher share of residents were born overseas compared to the rest of the state and country, reaching 46.3%. While 49.7% were born in Australia, many others arrived from India (16.6%), the Philippines (3.9%), New Zealand (2.9%), and England (2.2%).
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 Cranbourne East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20663/cranbourne-east/topic/ancestry-heritage