13.1% ▲ +1.1%
Higher than 52% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 12.9%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 13.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Macedon Ranges · Council (LGA)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Macedon Ranges
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common heritage for the 42.2% of people in Macedon Ranges who identify with it. This region has a very strong connection to its roots, with far fewer residents born overseas compared to the rest of the state and country.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Along with English heritage, 40.2% of residents identify as Australian, followed by Irish at 15.3% and Scottish at 13.0%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 13.1% of people here were born overseas, a figure that is far below the Victorian average of 30% and has barely changed since 2011. Most residents were born in Australia (81.6%), with England being the most common overseas birthplace at 4.3%.
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 Macedon Ranges [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA24130/macedon-ranges/topic/ancestry-heritage