14.2% ▼ -5.6%
Higher than 57% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 15.0%
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 14.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Alpine · Council (LGA)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Alpine
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
About as many people as most similar areas were born overseas in Alpine, though this is far below the state and national figures. Most of the population identifies with English or Australian roots, reflecting a strong British and colonial heritage.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English (40.2%) and Australian (37.3%) are the most common ancestries here, followed by Irish, Scottish and Italian roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 14.2% of people were born overseas, which is far below the Victorian figure of 30%. This proportion has fallen slightly since 2011, with 78.1% of residents born in 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 Alpine [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA20110/alpine/topic/ancestry-heritage