37.1% ▲ +30.3%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.5%
- 2016: 31.9%
- 2021: 37.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Deepdene · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Deepdene
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A diverse mix of global backgrounds defines daily life in Deepdene, where 37.1% of people were born overseas. This is well above the national figure of 27.7%, reflecting a community with strong international roots and a high proportion of residents from abroad.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The area's ancestry is split almost evenly between Chinese (28.2%) and English (27.8%) roots, followed by Australian (20.3%), Irish (11.5%) and Scottish (8.9%) backgrounds.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Born overseas rates are among the highest for similar areas, sitting at 37.1% compared to 30.0% for Victoria. This international character is driven largely by residents born in China, who make up 15.3% of the population.
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 Deepdene [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20728/deepdene/topic/ancestry-heritage