12.6% ▼ -1.3%
Lower than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.8%
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 12.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Bacchus Marsh Surrounds · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Bacchus Marsh Surrounds
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A far lower share of people were born overseas in Bacchus Marsh Surrounds than in the rest of Victoria. Only 12.6% of the population was born outside Australia, a figure that has barely changed over the last ten years.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The area has strong British ties, with 39.6% of residents claiming English ancestry and 13.8% Irish. Australian ancestry is the most common at 40.6%, followed by Scottish at 11.5%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 12.6% of people were born overseas, which is far below the Victorian figure of 30% and the national figure of 27.7%. Most residents were born in Australia (80.1%), while England is the most common overseas birthplace at 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 Bacchus Marsh Surrounds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/201021009/bacchus-marsh-surrounds/topic/ancestry-heritage