6.7% —
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.7%
- 2021: 6.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Edi · Suburb / Locality
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Edi than in most similar areas. Around 83% of the population was born in Australia, creating a community with a very low proportion of overseas-born residents compared to the rest of the state.
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian, English, and Italian are the most common ancestries here. People with Italian heritage make up 20% of the population, while German and Irish ancestries also feature.
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 6.7% of residents were born overseas, which is far below the Victorian figure of 30%. Aside from those born in Australia, Italy is the most common birthplace at 5%.
6.7% —
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in Edi [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20846/edi/topic/ancestry-heritage