14.9% ▼ -2.4%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.3%
- 2016: 13.4%
- 2021: 14.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Pakenham Upper · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Pakenham Upper
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Pakenham Upper than in the rest of the state, with only 14.9% of residents born abroad. This makes the area much more Australian-born than the Victorian and national averages. Most residents trace their family roots back to the UK and Ireland.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 40.4% and 37.6% of the population. Irish, Scottish and German roots are also frequent, representing 12.7%, 12.0% and 6.9% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
While 14.9% of people were born overseas—which is higher than in most similar areas—this figure is far below the Victorian average. The vast majority of residents (82.9%) were born in Australia, followed by England at 4.7% and New Zealand at 1.3%.
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 Pakenham Upper [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22029/pakenham-upper/topic/ancestry-heritage