35.8% —
Higher than 76% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 33.3%
- 2021: 35.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Bentleigh (Southern Metropolitan) · State Electorate
Ancestry & Birthplace in Bentleigh (Southern Metropolitan)
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Over a third of people in Bentleigh were born overseas, a figure well above the national average. This mix of backgrounds is reflected in the local ancestry, where English and Australian roots are most common, followed by a significant Chinese community.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 25.5%, followed by Australian at 23.8%. Other prominent groups include Chinese (10.6%), Irish (9.3%), and Scottish (7.3%).
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 35.8% of residents were born overseas, which is much higher than most areas and rose 2.5 percentage points since 2016. While 61.2% were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are China (5.4%) and India (3.5%).
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 Bentleigh (Southern Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED20906/bentleigh/topic/ancestry-heritage