25.2% —
Higher than 53% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 26.2%
- 2021: 25.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Northcote (Northern Metropolitan) · State Electorate
Ancestry & Birthplace in Northcote (Northern Metropolitan)
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
About a quarter of people in Northcote were born overseas, which is around the middle mark for areas of its type. While English and Australian ancestries are most common, there is a strong European influence, particularly with Italian and Irish roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is most common at 31.9%, followed by Australian at 26.6% and Irish at 15.0%. Scottish and Italian roots also feature prominently, at 11.5% and 10.8% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Overseas-born residents make up 25.2% of the population, which is well below the Victorian figure of 30.0% and a little below the Australian average of 27.7%. This proportion has fallen slightly since 2016, when it was 26.2%.
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 Northcote (Northern Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED26303/northcote/topic/ancestry-heritage