45.2% ▲ +20.2%
Higher than 90% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 37.6%
- 2016: 41.4%
- 2021: 45.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Altona (Western Metropolitan) · State Electorate
Ancestry & Birthplace in Altona (Western Metropolitan)
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far more people were born overseas in Altona than in the typical Victorian or Australian suburb. Nearly half of the population was born abroad, a figure that has climbed steadily over the last decade to reach 45.2%.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English is the most common ancestry at 19.7%, followed by Australian at 17.7%. Indian and Chinese ancestries are also prominent, making up 12.4% and 10.5% of the community.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The share of overseas-born residents rose 7.6 percentage points since 2011 to 45.2%, which is far above the national figure of 27.7%. While 50.5% were born in Australia, India is the most common overseas birthplace at 10.9%.
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 Altona (Western Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED20207/altona/topic/ancestry-heritage