57.0% ▲ +44.2%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39.5%
- 2016: 50.0%
- 2021: 57.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Tarneit · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Tarneit
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More than half of the people in Tarneit were born outside Australia, making it one of the most culturally diverse areas in the region. This shift toward a global population is most evident in the high proportion of residents with Indian ancestry, who now make up 27% of the community.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Indian ancestry is the most common at 27%, followed by Australian and English roots at around 10% each. Filipino and Chinese ancestries also feature prominently in the local mix.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
A huge 57% of residents were born overseas, which is far above the figures for Victoria (30%) and Australia (27.7%). While 37.5% were born in Australia, the largest overseas group comes from India at 28.8%.
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 Tarneit [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22451/tarneit/topic/ancestry-heritage