66.3% ▲ +1.7%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.2%
- 2016: 65.4%
- 2021: 66.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Springvale · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Springvale
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
An overseas-born population of 66.3% makes Springvale one of the most culturally diverse areas in the region. This high proportion of international backgrounds is reflected in the community's strong ties to Asia, with Vietnamese and Chinese ancestries being the most common.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Vietnamese and Chinese ancestries are the most prominent, making up 23.1% and 22.0% of the population respectively. English and Australian ancestries are much less common, at 7.8% and 6.5%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Born overseas, 66.3% of residents live here, which is far above the 30.0% figure for Victoria and the 27.7% national average. This is consistent with the birthplace data, where Vietnam (20.9%), India (7.4%), and China (5.3%) are the most common birthplaces outside Australia.
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 Springvale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22328/springvale/topic/ancestry-heritage