10.1% ▼ -2.6%
Lower than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.3%
- 2016: 9.8%
- 2021: 10.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Creswick - Clunes · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Creswick - Clunes
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A far lower proportion of people were born overseas in Creswick - Clunes compared to the rest of the state. Only 10.1% of residents were born outside Australia, which is far below the Victorian figure of 30%. This reflects a population that is overwhelmingly Australian-born.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian are the most common ancestries, making up 42.4% and 39.5% of the community. Other significant groups include those with Irish (14.8%) and Scottish (13.8%) roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The percentage of overseas-born residents has barely changed since 2011, sitting at 10.1%. While 82% of people were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are England at 3.4% and New Zealand at 1%.
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 Creswick - Clunes [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/201021010/creswick-clunes/topic/ancestry-heritage