9.2% ▲ +44.0%
Lower than 70% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 6.4%
- 2016: 7.4%
- 2021: 9.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Northern Grampians · Council (LGA)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Northern Grampians
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A growing number of overseas-born residents now live in Northern Grampians, with the proportion rising by 2.8 percentage points since 2011. While the area remains overwhelmingly Australian-born, the current 9.2% of people born abroad is still far below the state and national figures.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, each accounting for about 41% of the population. Scottish and Irish roots are also prominent, making up 11.6% and 10.7% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 9.2% of people were born overseas, which is much lower than most areas and far below the Victoria figure of 30.0%. The most common birthplaces are Australia at 81.2%, followed by England at 1.8% and the Philippines at 1.1%.
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 Northern Grampians [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA25810/northern-grampians/topic/ancestry-heritage