11.4% ▼ -3.6%
Lower than 56% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 11.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Mansfield · Council (LGA)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Mansfield
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Mansfield compared to the rest of the state. Only 11.4% of residents were born outside Australia, which is a huge gap compared to the Victorian figure of 30%. This highlights a community with very strong ties to its domestic and colonial roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 42.2% and 39.1% of the population. Irish (14.3%) and Scottish (13.0%) roots are also prominent in the area.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of overseas-born residents has barely changed since 2011, sitting at 11.4%. This is far below the national figure of 27.7%, with 80.6% of people 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 Mansfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA24250/mansfield/topic/ancestry-heritage