42.6% ▲ +16.3%
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.6%
- 2016: 39.4%
- 2021: 42.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Templestowe · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Templestowe
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Over 42% of people in Templestowe were born overseas, a figure far above the national average. This high proportion of overseas-born residents is reflected in a diverse community where Chinese, English, and Italian ancestries are common.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Chinese ancestry is the most common at 23.9%, followed by English at 18.3%, Australian at 16.2%, Italian at 11.4%, and Greek at 9.5%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The 42.6% of residents born overseas is far above the 30% seen across Victoria and the 27.7% national figure. While 54.5% were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are China at 10.6%, Italy at 2.7%, and England at 2.2%.
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 Templestowe [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22483/templestowe/topic/ancestry-heritage