48.3% —
Higher than 94% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 47.8%
- 2021: 48.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Thomastown (Northern Metropolitan) · State Electorate
Ancestry & Birthplace in Thomastown (Northern Metropolitan)
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Nearly half of all people in Thomastown were born overseas, a figure far above the 30% seen across Victoria. This strong international influence is reflected in the local ancestry, where Italian, Indian and Greek roots are all common.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Italian ancestry is the most frequent at 13.1%, followed by Australian, English and Indian roots. Greek ancestry is also prominent, accounting for 6% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 48.3% of residents were born overseas, which is far above the national figure of 27.7%. This has barely changed since 2016, with India (9.7%), Italy (4.4%) and Vietnam (3.1%) 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 Thomastown (Northern Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED28203/thomastown/topic/ancestry-heritage