31.5% ▲ +23.2%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.6%
- 2016: 30.0%
- 2021: 31.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
South Morang · Suburb / Locality
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Nearly one third of people in South Morang were born overseas, making it far more diverse than most similar areas. This international mix is reflected in the ancestry data, where Italian and Indian roots are particularly common alongside those of Australian and English descent.
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English ancestries are the most common, making up 22.2% and 18.8% of the population. Italian ancestry is also very prominent at 16.5%, followed by Indian at 7.9% and Irish at 5.5%.
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 31.5% of residents were born overseas, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. While 65.8% were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are India at 6.5% and Italy at 2.4%.
31.5% ▲ +23.2%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in South Morang [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22311/south-morang/topic/ancestry-heritage