53.0% —
Higher than 99% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 53.3%
- 2021: 53.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
St Albans (Western Metropolitan) · State Electorate
Ancestry & Birthplace in St Albans (Western Metropolitan)
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Over half of all residents in St Albans were born overseas, making it one of the most culturally diverse areas in the region. This strong international connection is seen in the ancestry data, where Vietnamese roots are far more common than any other group.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Vietnamese is the most common ancestry at 22.2%, followed by Australian at 10.7% and English at 10.1%. Chinese (7.6%) and Italian (4.1%) ancestries also make up a significant part of the local population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
A huge 53% of people were born overseas, which is far above the 30% seen in Victoria and the 27.7% across Australia. This figure has barely changed since 2016, with Vietnam (18.2%) and India (4.6%) being the most common birthplaces outside Australia.
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 St Albans (Western Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED27807/st-albans/topic/ancestry-heritage