37.4% ▲ +8.2%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.5%
- 2016: 36.6%
- 2021: 37.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Heatherton · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Heatherton
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Nearly 38% of people in Heatherton were born overseas, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. This creates a diverse community where English and Australian ancestries are common, but Chinese and Italian roots also play a significant role.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries are Australian at 24.2% and English at 23.7%, followed by Chinese (9.5%), Irish (8.2%) and Italian (6.7%).
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Overseas-born residents make up 37.4% of the population, a figure that is among the highest for similar areas and well above Victoria's 30.0%. Outside of those born in Australia (60%), the most common birthplaces are South Africa (3.8%), China (3.6%), England (3.4%) and India (2.4%).
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 Heatherton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21163/heatherton/topic/ancestry-heritage