9.8% ▲ +8.0%
Lower than 65% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 9.1%
- 2016: 9.0%
- 2021: 9.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Strathbogie · Council (LGA)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Strathbogie
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Strathbogie than in the rest of the state. Only 9.8% of residents were born outside Australia, which is far below the Victorian figure of 30%. This creates a local profile where the vast majority of the population has deep roots in Australia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common here, making up 41.9% and 39.1% of the population. Irish and Scottish heritage are also prominent, representing 15.0% and 12.6% of residents.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of people born overseas is much lower than most areas and has barely changed since 2011. While 80.4% of residents were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are England at 2.8% and New Zealand 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 Strathbogie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA26430/strathbogie/topic/ancestry-heritage