10.5% ▼ -49.8%
Lower than 92% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 20.8%
- 2016: 21.7%
- 2021: 10.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Indi · Federal Electorate
Ancestry & Birthplace in Indi
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Traditional European roots are the dominant influence on daily life in Indi, where 82.4% of people were born in Australia. The area is far less diverse than most other parts of the country, with a very small proportion of residents born overseas.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are most common, making up 41.8% and 40.4% of the population respectively. Irish and Scottish roots are also significant, accounting for 13.2% and 11.9% of residents.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 10.5% of people were born overseas, which is far below the 30% figure for Victoria and the 27.7% national average. This represents a significant shift over time, as the proportion of overseas-born residents fell 10 points since 2011.
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 Indi [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED223/indi/topic/ancestry-heritage