9.2% ▼ -10.9%
Lower than 69% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 10.4%
- 2016: 9.3%
- 2021: 9.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Golden Plains · Council (LGA)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Golden Plains
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Deeply rooted English and Australian heritage shapes the identity of Golden Plains, where a small proportion of the population was born overseas. The area is very traditional in its origins, with nearly 86% of residents born in Australia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English ancestries are the most common, making up 44.5% and 41.3% of the population respectively. Irish and Scottish roots are also significant, each accounting for over 12% of residents.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 9.2% of people in Golden Plains were born overseas, a figure far below the 30% seen in Victoria and the 27.7% national average. This proportion has fallen slightly since 2011, with England being the most common overseas birthplace at 3.3%.
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 Golden Plains [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA22490/golden-plains/topic/ancestry-heritage