10.3% ▼ -69.4%
Lower than 92% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 33.8%
- 2016: 33.0%
- 2021: 10.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Bendigo · Federal Electorate
Ancestry & Birthplace in Bendigo
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Just 10.3% of people in Bendigo were born overseas, a figure that has fallen sharply over the last decade. This makes the area far less diverse in birthplaces than the rest of Victoria and Australia, with a population rooted deeply in English, Australian, and Irish ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, accounting for 42.8% and 40.0% of residents. Irish (14.2%) and Scottish (12.3%) roots are also prominent across the region.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of people born overseas is far below the national figure of 27.7% and has fallen 23 points since 2011. Most residents were born in Australia (83.7%), followed by England at 2.2%.
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 Bendigo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED203/bendigo/topic/ancestry-heritage