14.1% —
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.4%
- 2021: 14.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Eight Mile Creek · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Eight Mile Creek
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Recent years have seen a shift in the cultural makeup of Eight Mile Creek, where Filipinos now make up over 10% of the population. This is a small community where most people claim Australian or English roots, but it is becoming more diverse through new arrivals from overseas.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries are Australian and English, both at 38.7%. Scottish (12.3%), Irish (10.4%), and Filipino (10.4%) roots also feature strongly in the area.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
While 14.1% of people were born overseas—higher than in most similar areas—this is still far below the national figure of 27.7%. Most residents were born in Australia (77.3%), followed by the Philippines (6.1%) and New Zealand (3.1%).
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 Eight Mile Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40396/eight-mile-creek/topic/ancestry-heritage