16.7% ▲ +41.8%
Higher than 66% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 16.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Swan Hill · Council (LGA)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Swan Hill
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Swan Hill compared to the rest of the state and country. While 16.7% of residents were born abroad, this is far below the Victorian figure of 30%. The area remains predominantly Australian and British in its heritage.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English are the most common ancestries, making up 35.6% and 33.1% of the population. Irish, Scottish and Italian ancestries also feature prominently in the local mix.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of overseas-born residents rose 4.9 percentage points since 2011 to reach 16.7%, which is higher than most similar areas. Most people were born in Australia (74.3%), followed by smaller groups from Vietnam, India, Italy and the Philippines.
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 Swan Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA26610/swan-hill/topic/ancestry-heritage