18.4% —
Lower than 65% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 17.0%
- 2021: 18.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Eltham (Eastern Metropolitan) · State Electorate
Ancestry & Birthplace in Eltham (Eastern Metropolitan)
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A slightly growing share of overseas-born residents now live in Eltham, though it remains much more Australian-born than the rest of the state. The area is primarily shaped by English and Australian roots, with nearly 80% of people born here.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 38.3% and 34.5% of the population. Irish, Scottish, and Italian roots are also prominent, accounting for 13.6%, 11.4% and 9.6% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 18.4% of people were born overseas, which is far below Victoria's 30.0% and well below the national figure of 27.7%. This proportion has risen slightly by 1.4 percentage points since 2016, while the most common birthplaces are Australia (79.3%) and England (3.8%).
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Eltham (Eastern Metropolitan)
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in Eltham (Eastern Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED22501/eltham/topic/ancestry-heritage