24.4% ▼ -7.1%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.3%
- 2016: 24.5%
- 2021: 24.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Northcote · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Northcote
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More people have identified with a variety of ancestral roots in Northcote since 2011. English and Australian ancestries remain the most common, but the area is more diverse than many other similar suburbs.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 34.3%, followed by Australian at 27.5%, Irish at 16.1%, Scottish at 12.5% and Italian at 9.3%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 24.4% of residents were born overseas, which is much higher than most areas, though this is well below the figures for Victoria and Australia.
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 Northcote [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21971/northcote/topic/ancestry-heritage