12.8% ▼ -6.9%
Higher than 51% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 13.7%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Latrobe · Council (LGA)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Latrobe
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Fewer people were born overseas in Latrobe compared to ten years ago, with the share falling to 12.8%. This makes the area much more Australian-born than the state or national averages. Most residents here trace their roots back to the British Isles.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English ancestries are most common, each accounting for around 40% of the population. Scottish, Irish, and Italian roots also feature prominently in the community.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The 12.8% of people born overseas is far below the Victorian figure of 30.0% and the national average of 27.7%. While 79.4% were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are England, New Zealand, the Philippines, and India.
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 Latrobe [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA23810/latrobe/topic/ancestry-heritage