46.4% ▲ +7.9%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43.0%
- 2016: 44.6%
- 2021: 46.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Mulgrave · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Mulgrave
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A shift toward greater diversity has seen the overseas-born population in Mulgrave grow significantly since 2011. Nearly half of the community now grew up outside Australia, with Chinese, English, and Australian ancestries making up the largest groups.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Chinese ancestry is the most common at 17.0%, followed closely by Australian and English ancestries at 15.2% and 15.0%. Greek and Italian roots are also prominent, accounting for 9.5% and 7.0% of residents.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Nearly 46.4% of people here were born overseas, which is far above the Victorian figure of 30.0% and the national rate of 27.7%. While 50.3% were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are China at 6.2% and India at 5.2%.
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 Mulgrave [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21827/mulgrave/topic/ancestry-heritage