7.7% ▲ +5.8%
Lower than 78% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 7.3%
- 2016: 7.4%
- 2021: 7.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Southern Grampians · Council (LGA)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Southern Grampians
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Barely any change has occurred in the birthplace mix of Southern Grampians since 2011, with only 7.7% of people born overseas. This is a very low figure compared to the rest of the state and country, reflecting a population with deep local roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English ancestries are the most common here, at 42.7% and 41.1% respectively, followed by Scottish and Irish roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 7.7% of residents were born overseas, which is far below the Victorian figure of 30.0% and the national figure of 27.7%. Most people here were born in Australia (85.6%), with England and New Zealand being the next most common birthplaces.
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 Southern Grampians [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA26260/southern-grampians/topic/ancestry-heritage