16.8% ▲ +2.9%
Higher than 66% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 16.4%
- 2016: 16.3%
- 2021: 16.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Yarra Ranges · Council (LGA)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Yarra Ranges
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Higher rates of overseas birth than most similar areas mark the Yarra Ranges, though the vast majority of the population was born in Australia. English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up over 80% of the community combined.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 43.3%, followed closely by Australian at 39.3%. Irish and Scottish roots are also prominent, each representing over 11% of residents.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 16.8% of people were born overseas, which is higher than most similar areas but far below the figures for Victoria and Australia. This proportion has barely changed since 2011, and most residents were born in Australia (79.4%).
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 Yarra Ranges [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA27450/yarra-ranges/topic/ancestry-heritage