32.9% ▼ -7.9%
Higher than 88% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 35.7%
- 2016: 34.6%
- 2021: 32.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Vincent · Council (LGA)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Vincent
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Nearly one in three people in Vincent were born overseas, making it far more diverse than most similar areas. This international mix is reflected in a varied ancestry profile where English and Australian roots are most common, followed by Irish, Italian, and Scottish heritage.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 34.1%, followed by Australian (26.4%) and Irish (11.9%). Italian and Scottish backgrounds are also prominent, making up 10.3% and 9.7% of the population respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
At 32.9%, the share of overseas-born residents is well above the national figure of 27.7% and about the same as the state average. While this is much higher than most areas, the proportion has fallen by 2.8 percentage points since 2011.
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 Vincent [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA58570/vincent/topic/ancestry-heritage