12.6% ▲ +72.8%
Lower than 83% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 7.3%
- 2016: 7.9%
- 2021: 12.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Nicholls · Federal Electorate
Ancestry & Birthplace in Nicholls
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A far lower proportion of people were born overseas in Nicholls compared to the rest of the country. While the typical resident identifies as Australian or English, the area's international population has grown, rising to 12.6% at the last census.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Most people in the area claim Australian (38.6%) or English (38.5%) ancestry. Irish (11.6%) and Scottish (10.1%) roots are also common, with Italian ancestry accounting for 5.5%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 12.6% of residents were born overseas, which is far below the Victorian figure of 30.0% and the national average of 27.7%. This is a rise of 5.3 percentage points since 2011, with the most common birthplaces being Australia (79.6%), England (1.7%), and India (1.5%).
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 Nicholls [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED236/nicholls/topic/ancestry-heritage