9.3% ▲ +15.6%
Lower than 69% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 8.0%
- 2016: 7.9%
- 2021: 9.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Benalla · Council (LGA)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Benalla
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common background for people in Benalla, where 42.9% of residents claim this heritage. Most people here were born in Australia, and the area has a much lower proportion of overseas-born residents than the rest of the state.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Beyond English and Australian roots, the most common ancestries are Irish at 14.3% and Scottish at 13.2%. German ancestry is also noted for 5.0% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 9.3% of people were born overseas, which is far below the Victorian figure of 30.0% and the national figure of 27.7%. This proportion rose slightly by 1.2 points since 2011, with 81.8% 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 Benalla [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA21010/benalla/topic/ancestry-heritage