11.3% ▲ +28.8%
Lower than 56% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 8.8%
- 2016: 9.5%
- 2021: 11.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Ararat · Council (LGA)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Ararat
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A growing number of overseas-born residents have moved to Ararat, with the proportion rising by 2.5 percentage points since 2011. While the area remains predominantly Australian-born, these new arrivals are slowly diversifying a community with deep roots in British and Irish heritage.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries are Australian at 39.6% and English at 38.2%. Scottish (12.8%), Irish (10.7%), and German (5.3%) roots also feature strongly in the local mix.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 11.3% of people were born overseas, which is far below the figures for Victoria (30.0%) and Australia (27.7%). Most residents were born in Australia (81.8%), followed by England, New Zealand, India and the Philippines.
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 Ararat [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA20260/ararat/topic/ancestry-heritage