37.8% ▲ +18.2%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.0%
- 2016: 34.9%
- 2021: 37.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Nunawading · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Nunawading
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Nearly 38% of people in Nunawading were born overseas, a figure far above the national average. This high level of overseas birth is reflected in a diverse mix of ancestries, with Chinese heritage being particularly prominent at 21%.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are most common, at 25.4% and 23.2% respectively. Irish and Scottish roots are also seen in 8.5% and 7.7% of residents.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
With 37.8% of the population born overseas, Nunawading is well above the Victoria figure of 30% and far above the Australian average. Outside of Australia, China is the most common birthplace at 8.7%, followed by India at 4.6%.
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 Nunawading [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21985/nunawading/topic/ancestry-heritage