9.9% ▲ +10.4%
Lower than 65% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 9.0%
- 2016: 9.2%
- 2021: 9.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Moira · Council (LGA)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Moira
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Only 9.9% of people in Moira were born overseas, making it far less diverse than most other areas. The local population is overwhelmingly Australian-born, with strong roots in the British Isles.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, each accounting for about 41% of residents. Irish and Scottish roots are also prominent, while Italian ancestry makes up 4.8% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of overseas-born residents is far below the national figure of 27.7%, though it rose slightly from 9.0% in 2011. Most people here were born in Australia (81.9%), followed by England 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 Moira [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA24900/moira/topic/ancestry-heritage