10.1% ▲ +2.7%
Lower than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.8%
- 2016: 10.6%
- 2021: 10.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Buninyong · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Buninyong
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Buninyong than in most other similar areas. Only 10.1% of residents were born outside Australia, a figure that has barely changed over the last decade.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, at 43.4% and 42.4% respectively. Irish (16.2%) and Scottish (14.4%) roots are also frequent among locals.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of overseas-born residents is far below the Victorian figure of 30% and the national figure of 27.7%. Most people here were born in Australia (85.7%), followed by England at 3.7%.
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 Buninyong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/201011005/buninyong/topic/ancestry-heritage