25.5% ▲ +6.9%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.9%
- 2016: 22.5%
- 2021: 25.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Norlane · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Norlane
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A quarter of people in Norlane were born overseas, a figure that is much higher than in most similar areas. This diversity is reflected in the community's roots, where Australian and English ancestries are the most common. The area remains more Australian-born than the state and national figures.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English are the most common ancestries at 31.1% and 29.0%, followed by Irish at 7.5% and Scottish at 6.4%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 25.5% of residents were born overseas, which is much higher than most similar areas, though this is well below the 30.0% seen across Victoria. Most people were born in Australia (62.6%), with India (3.5%) and England (1.7%) being 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 Norlane [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21960/norlane/topic/ancestry-heritage