36.9% ▲ +10.5%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.4%
- 2016: 34.2%
- 2021: 36.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
St Kilda · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in St Kilda
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common background in St Kilda, where 32.5% of residents claim these roots. This is a diverse area where over a third of the population was born overseas, making it far more international than the typical Australian suburb.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English is the most frequent ancestry at 32.5%, followed by Australian at 20.1% and Irish at 16%. Scottish and Italian backgrounds also feature prominently in the local mix.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 36.9% of people here were born overseas, which is well above the national figure of 27.7% and the Victorian rate of 30%. While 55% were born in Australia, other common birthplaces include England, New Zealand and India.
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 St Kilda [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22343/st-kilda/topic/ancestry-heritage