8.6% ▲ +12.3%
Lower than 73% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 7.6%
- 2016: 8.2%
- 2021: 8.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Loddon · Council (LGA)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Loddon
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common heritage in Loddon, where 42.0% of people claim these roots. The area is overwhelmingly Australian-born, with a very small percentage of residents moving here from overseas.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most prominent, making up 42.0% and 39.3% of the population. Scottish and Irish heritage are also common, at 13.1% and 11.6% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 8.6% of people were born overseas, a figure far below the Victorian and national averages. This proportion has risen slightly since 2011, and the most common overseas birthplaces are England, the Philippines, and New Zealand.
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 Loddon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA23940/loddon/topic/ancestry-heritage