29.5% —
Higher than 63% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 30.1%
- 2021: 29.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Hawthorn (Southern Metropolitan) · State Electorate
Ancestry & Birthplace in Hawthorn (Southern Metropolitan)
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A little more than a quarter of people in Hawthorn (Southern Metropolitan) were born overseas, which is a little above the national figure. English and Australian ancestries are the most common, but there is also a significant Chinese presence in the area.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 32.7%, followed by Australian at 26.5% and Irish at 13.3%. Other frequent responses include Chinese at 12.7% and Scottish at 11.5%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Around 29.5% of residents were born overseas, a figure that is higher than most areas and has barely changed since 2016. While 67.3% were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are China (5.1%), England (3.1%), India (2.8%), and New Zealand (1.7%).
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 Hawthorn (Southern Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED23806/hawthorn/topic/ancestry-heritage