16.4% ▲ +9.8%
Higher than 65% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 14.9%
- 2016: 15.6%
- 2021: 16.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Nillumbik · Council (LGA)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Nillumbik
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English and Australian roots are the most common ancestral ties for people in Nillumbik. While the area has seen a slight rise in people born overseas, it remains much more traditionally Australian than the state or national average.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 39.9%, followed by Australian at 36.2%. Irish, Scottish and Italian backgrounds also make up a significant part of the local mix.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 16.4% of residents were born overseas, which is far below the figures for Victoria and Australia. This number rose slightly by 1.5 points since 2011, with 81% 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 Nillumbik [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA25710/nillumbik/topic/ancestry-heritage