30.0% ▲ +3.9%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.8%
- 2016: 28.9%
- 2021: 30.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Hampton East · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Hampton East
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A little more than 30% of people in Hampton East were born overseas, which is a little above the national figure. This mix of backgrounds is reflected in a diverse community where English and Australian are the most common ancestries.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 32.6%, followed by Australian at 28.2% and Irish at 10.7%. Scottish and Chinese backgrounds are also seen in 9.4% and 5.8% of residents.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 30% of residents were born overseas, which is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the Australian average. While 65.6% were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are England, China, India and New Zealand.
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 Hampton East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21132/hampton-east/topic/ancestry-heritage