44.6% —
Higher than 90% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 40.7%
- 2021: 44.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Forest Hill (Eastern Metropolitan) · State Electorate
Ancestry & Birthplace in Forest Hill (Eastern Metropolitan)
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A diverse mix of backgrounds defines daily life in Forest Hill, where nearly half the population was born overseas. This international blend is most visible in the local ancestry, with Chinese heritage being the most common at 28.1%.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Chinese ancestry is the most frequent at 28.1%, followed by English at 21.5% and Australian at 19.0%. Irish and Scottish heritages are also present, making up 7.0% and 6.5% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Almost 44.6% of residents were born overseas, a figure far above both the Victorian (30.0%) and national (27.7%) figures. This proportion has risen by 3.9 percentage points since 2016, with China being the most common birth country outside Australia at 12.9%.
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 Forest Hill (Eastern Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED23101/forest-hill/topic/ancestry-heritage