40.5% ▲ +19.5%
Higher than 85% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 33.9%
- 2016: 37.1%
- 2021: 40.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Albert Park (Southern Metropolitan) · State Electorate
Ancestry & Birthplace in Albert Park (Southern Metropolitan)
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Over 40% of people in Albert Park (Southern Metropolitan) were born overseas, a figure far above the national average. This mix of backgrounds is reflected in the local ancestry, where English, Australian, and Irish roots are the most common.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 29.0%, followed by Australian at 19.9% and Irish at 12.1%. Chinese and Scottish roots are also significant, each accounting for around 9% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Born overseas residents make up 40.5% of the area, which is far above the 30% figure for Victoria and 27.7% for Australia. This proportion has risen 6.6 percentage points since 2011, with the most common birthplaces being Australia (53.6%), England (4.5%), and India (3.8%).
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 Albert Park (Southern Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED20106/albert-park/topic/ancestry-heritage