39.8% ▲ +11.1%
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.9%
- 2016: 37.2%
- 2021: 39.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Templestowe Lower · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Templestowe Lower
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Chinese ancestry is the most common heritage in Templestowe Lower, where 21.1% of people claim this background. This diverse community is shaped by a very high proportion of overseas-born residents, with nearly 40% of the population born outside Australia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
People of Chinese (21.1%), English (18.6%), and Australian (17.6%) ancestry are the most common groups here, followed by Italian and Greek backgrounds.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Nearly 40% of residents were born overseas, which is far above the national figure of 27.7%. China is the most common birth country outside Australia, accounting for 8.4% of the population.
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 Lower [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22484/templestowe-lower/topic/ancestry-heritage