36.2% —
Higher than 77% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 33.2%
- 2021: 36.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Ferntree Gully (Eastern Metropolitan) · State Electorate
Ancestry & Birthplace in Ferntree Gully (Eastern Metropolitan)
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common heritage in Ferntree Gully, where 28% of residents claim these roots. The area is notably diverse, with over a third of the population born overseas, a figure that has climbed since 2016.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are most frequent at 28% and 25.9% respectively, followed by Chinese ancestry at 18.9%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
More people were born overseas here than in most other areas, with the figure rising to 36.2% since 2016. This is well above the Victorian average of 30% and the national figure of 27.7%, with China being the most common overseas birthplace at 7.3%.
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 Ferntree Gully (Eastern Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED22901/ferntree-gully/topic/ancestry-heritage