14.0% ▲ +8.6%
Higher than 57% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 12.9%
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Hepburn · Council (LGA)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Hepburn
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common in Hepburn, where 42.5% of people claim these roots. The area has a strong connection to British and Irish heritage, with a much smaller proportion of residents born overseas compared to the rest of the state.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most frequent, making up 42.5% and 34.5% of the population. Irish, Scottish, and German roots also feature prominently in the local mix.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 14.0% of people were born overseas, which is far below the figures for Victoria and Australia. This proportion has risen slightly since 2011, though 77.7% of residents were 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 Hepburn [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA22910/hepburn/topic/ancestry-heritage