11.3% ▲ +30.7%
Lower than 56% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 8.7%
- 2016: 9.5%
- 2021: 11.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
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Ancestry & Birthplace in Ballarat
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
The proportion of people born overseas in Ballarat rose by 2.7 percentage points since 2011 to reach 11.3%. While the area is becoming more diverse, the vast majority of residents still have roots in the British Isles, with English and Australian ancestries being the most common.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most frequent, making up 41.8% and 39.4% of the population. Other common roots include Irish at 15.1%, Scottish at 12.6%, and German at 4.4%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 11.3% of people were born overseas, which is far below the national figure of 27.7% and the Victorian rate of 30.0%. Most residents were born in Australia (83.7%), followed by England (2.2%) and India (1.6%).
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 Ballarat [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA20570/ballarat/topic/ancestry-heritage