9.2% —
Lower than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Ballarat North - Invermay · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Fewer than 10% of people in Ballarat North - Invermay were born overseas, making it a community with a very strong Australian-born core. The area is heavily shaped by traditional British and Irish roots, with English and Australian ancestries being the most common.
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most frequent, making up 44.6% and 38.2% of the population. Irish and Scottish roots follow at 18.4% and 14.2% respectively.
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 9.2% of residents were born overseas, which is far below the Victorian figure of 30% and the national figure of 27.7%. This is much lower than most areas, with 87.1% of people born in Australia.
9.2% —
Lower than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in Ballarat North - Invermay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/201011482/ballarat-north-invermay/topic/ancestry-heritage