17.0% —
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 17.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Eastern View · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Eastern View
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Nearly half of the people in Eastern View claim English ancestry, making it the most common heritage in the area. While many residents have roots in the UK and Ireland, the own-country birth rate remains high compared to other regions.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most frequent at 48.9%, followed by Australian at 31.9% and Irish at 10.6%. Scottish heritage is also present for 6.4% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
People born overseas make up 17.0% of the population, which is higher than most similar areas but far below the Victorian figure of 30.0%. Most residents were born in Australia (76.6%), with England being the next most common birthplace at 6.4%.
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 Eastern View [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20834/eastern-view/topic/ancestry-heritage