21.7% ▼ -8.5%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.8%
- 2016: 25.4%
- 2021: 21.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Princes Hill · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Princes Hill
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A much smaller share of people were born overseas in Princes Hill compared to the rest of the state. While over a fifth of residents were born abroad, this is well below the Victorian and national figures. English and Australian are the most common ancestries in the area.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 33.9%, followed by Australian at 24.8% and Irish at 18.7%. Italian and Scottish heritage also feature prominently, each accounting for over 13% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 21.7% of residents were born overseas, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. While this is much higher than most similar areas, 73.2% of people were born in Australia, with England and New Zealand 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 Princes Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22122/princes-hill/topic/ancestry-heritage