42.0% ▲ +35.4%
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.0%
- 2016: 38.5%
- 2021: 42.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Cranbourne West · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Cranbourne West
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A huge shift in cultural makeup has seen Cranbourne West become far more diverse since 2011. This is now one of the most multicultural areas in the region, with 42% of residents born overseas.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries are Australian at 23.1% and English at 22.2%. Indian ancestry is also prominent, accounting for 12.1% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Forty-two percent of people here were born overseas, which is far above the 30% figure for Victoria and the 27.7% national average. This is reflected in the birthplaces of residents, where India is the most common overseas origin at 12.5%.
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 West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20666/cranbourne-west/topic/ancestry-heritage