12.4% ▲ +15.8%
Lower than 51% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 10.7%
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 12.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Mount Alexander · Council (LGA)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Mount Alexander
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
About the same as similar areas, Mount Alexander has a relatively small proportion of overseas-born residents. While 12.4% of people were born outside Australia, the area remains heavily rooted in its traditional British and Irish heritage.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 43.8%, followed by Australian at 36%. Irish and Scottish roots are also prominent, making up 16.1% and 14.3% of the population respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 12.4% of residents were born overseas, which is far below the 30% seen across Victoria and the 27.7% national figure. This proportion rose slightly by 1.7 points since 2011, with 80.5% of the population 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 Mount Alexander [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA25430/mount-alexander/topic/ancestry-heritage