12.4% —
Lower than 85% of capital city areas.
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 12.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Rest of Vic. · Capital City
Ancestry & Birthplace in Rest of Vic.
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A small increase in the overseas-born population has been seen in Rest of Vic., where only 12.4% of people were born outside Australia. This is a much lower proportion than in most other areas, reflecting a population with deep roots in Australia and the British Isles.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 40.6% and 39.2% of the population respectively. Irish, Scottish and German roots also feature prominently in the region.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 12.4% of people were born overseas, which is far below the Victorian figure of 30.0% and the national figure of 27.7%. While this represents one of the lowest rankings among similar areas, the proportion of overseas-born residents rose 1.3 points since 2016.
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 Rest of Vic. [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/gccsa/2RVIC/rest-of-vic/topic/ancestry-heritage