30.9% ▲ +19.3%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.9%
- 2016: 28.5%
- 2021: 30.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Viewbank · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Viewbank
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A much higher share of people in Viewbank were born overseas than in most similar areas. While roughly 31% of residents were born outside Australia, this is about the same as the Victorian average and well above the national figure.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian are the most common ancestries, but there is a notable presence of Chinese, Italian, and Irish roots. Chinese ancestry is particularly common here, making up 13.9% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 30.9% of people were born overseas, with China being the most common birthplace outside Australia at 6.4%. Other significant birthplaces include India, England, and Italy.
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 Viewbank [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22633/viewbank/topic/ancestry-heritage