44.7% —
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 18.9%
- 2021: 44.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Donnybrook · Suburb / Locality
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Nearly half of all residents in Donnybrook were born overseas, making it one of the most internationally diverse areas in the region. This global mix is clear in the local ancestry, where Indian roots are the most common at 20.3%.
The ancestries people most identify with.
People of Indian ancestry are the largest group at 20.3%, followed by those with English (15.8%) and Australian (14.8%) heritage. Italian and Filipino ancestries also feature prominently in the community.
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of people born overseas is 44.7%, which is far above the Victoria figure of 30% and the national figure of 27.7%. This is consistent with the fact that 23.6% of residents were born in India, the most common birthplace outside of Australia.
44.7% —
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in Donnybrook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20773/donnybrook/topic/ancestry-heritage