11.9% ▲ +42.2%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.3%
- 2016: 8.7%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Mount Pleasant · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Mount Pleasant
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A steady pattern of ancestral roots defines Mount Pleasant, where most residents trace their family history back to the British Isles. While the mix of origins has stayed largely consistent, the area remains far less diverse than the state average.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 44.5%, followed by Australian at 37.3%. Irish and Scottish roots are also prominent, each making up 15.2% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 11.9% of people were born overseas, which is far below the Victorian figure of 30% and the national rate of 27.7%. Most residents were born in Australia (82.3%), with England, India, and New Zealand as the next most common birthplaces.
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 Mount Pleasant [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21807/mount-pleasant/topic/ancestry-heritage