21.7% ▲ +10.6%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.6%
- 2016: 20.2%
- 2021: 21.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Ivanhoe East · Suburb / Locality
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English heritage is the most common ancestry in Ivanhoe East, where 29.0% of people claim this background. This mix of roots is topped by Australian and Italian descent, creating a community with strong ties to Europe and the local landscape.
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most frequent, followed by Italian at 13.9%, Irish at 11.6%, and Scottish at 9.6%.
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 21.7% of people here were born overseas, which is much higher than most similar areas. However, this figure is well below the 30.0% seen across Victoria and the 27.7% national figure, with 75.8% of residents born in Australia.
21.7% ▲ +10.6%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in Ivanhoe East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21247/ivanhoe-east/topic/ancestry-heritage