18.5% ▲ +16.3%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.9%
- 2016: 17.2%
- 2021: 18.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Eltham · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Eltham
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Eltham than in the rest of Victoria, with only 18.5% of residents arriving from another country. Most people here identify with British and Irish roots, creating a strong traditional European heritage across the area.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 40.5%, followed by Australian at 34.6%. Irish and Scottish roots are also prominent, making up 14.2% and 12.1% of the population respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The 18.5% of people born overseas is much higher than in most similar areas, yet it remains well below the national figure of 27.7%. While 79% of residents were born in Australia, England is the most common overseas birthplace at 4.6%.
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 Eltham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20865/eltham/topic/ancestry-heritage