16.4% ▲ +15.2%
Lower than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 14.2%
- 2016: 15.3%
- 2021: 16.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Daylesford · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Daylesford
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More people were born overseas in Daylesford in 2021 than in 2011, though the proportion remains low. While the overseas-born population has risen to 16.4%, the area's roots remain overwhelmingly British and Irish.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 42.1%, followed by Australian at 31.8%, Irish at 17.5%, and Scottish at 14.8%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The share of people born overseas is 16.4%, which is far below the Victorian figure of 30.0% and the national figure of 27.7%. This has risen 2.2 points since 2011, with 75.4% of the population born in Australia and 5.0% born in England.
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 Daylesford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/201021011/daylesford/topic/ancestry-heritage