12.1% ▲ +15.9%
Lower than 52% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 10.4%
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Baw Baw · Council (LGA)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Baw Baw
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Baw Baw than in the rest of the country, with only 12.1% of residents arriving from another land. Most people here claim English, Australian, or Scottish roots, reflecting a strong connection to British and colonial heritage.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, each claimed by over 42% of the population. Scottish and Irish roots are also prominent, with 11.5% for each.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
At 12.1%, the proportion of overseas-born residents is far below the Victorian figure of 30.0% and the national figure of 27.7%. This number has risen slightly by 1.7 percentage points since 2011, though 81.9% of the population was 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 Baw Baw [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA20830/baw-baw/topic/ancestry-heritage