36.9% —
Higher than 78% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 35.6%
- 2021: 36.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Sydenham (Western Metropolitan) · State Electorate
Ancestry & Birthplace in Sydenham (Western Metropolitan)
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Over a third of people in Sydenham were born overseas, making it far more multicultural than most similar areas. This diversity is reflected in a mix of ancestries, with Australian, English, Italian, Indian and Greek backgrounds making up the most common roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian ancestry is the most common at 17.1%, followed by English at 13.8% and Italian at 11.2%. Indian and Greek backgrounds also feature strongly, at 6.7% and 4.4% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 36.9% of residents were born outside Australia, which is well above the figures for Victoria (30.0%) and the nation (27.7%). This proportion has risen slightly since 2016, with India being the most common overseas birthplace at 6.2%.
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 Sydenham (Western Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED28007/sydenham/topic/ancestry-heritage