60.3% ▲ +7.4%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.1%
- 2016: 58.5%
- 2021: 60.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Springvale South · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Springvale South
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More than 60% of people in Springvale South were born overseas, a figure among the highest for similar areas. This multicultural profile is driven by strong ties to Asia, with Vietnamese and Chinese ancestries making up nearly half of the population.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Vietnamese and Chinese ancestries are the most common, accounting for 23.3% and 20.2% of residents respectively. English and Australian ancestries are less frequent, each sitting at around 9%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of people born overseas is far above the national figure, at 60.3% compared to 27.7% for Australia. This is reflected in the local breakdown, where 20% of the population was born in Vietnam.
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 South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22329/springvale-south/topic/ancestry-heritage