40.0% ▲ +16.3%
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.4%
- 2016: 39.4%
- 2021: 40.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Epping · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Epping
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Forty per cent of people in Epping were born overseas, a figure far above the national average. This makes it one of the most diverse areas in the region, with a strong mix of residents from across the globe.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English are the most common ancestries at 16.1% and 14.3%. Italian, Indian and Greek ancestries also make up significant parts of the community.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of overseas-born residents is 40.0%, which is well above the 30.0% seen across Victoria. This diversity is reflected in the birthplaces of residents, with India being the most common overseas origin at 8.6%.
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 Epping [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20878/epping/topic/ancestry-heritage