61.2% ▲ +13.3%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 54.0%
- 2016: 57.6%
- 2021: 61.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Southbank · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Southbank
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A huge 61.2% of people in Southbank were born overseas, a figure far above the national average. This makes the area one of the most internationally diverse spots in the region, with a population drawn from all over the world.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries are Chinese at 20.7% and English at 18.2%, followed by Australian, Indian and Irish backgrounds.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Born overseas rates are far above those of Victoria and Australia, sitting at 61.2%. While 33.3% of residents were born in Australia, many others come from India (9.4%) and China (8.9%).
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 Southbank [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22315/southbank/topic/ancestry-heritage