15.2% ▲ +10.8%
Lower than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 13.7%
- 2016: 13.9%
- 2021: 15.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Clifton Springs · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Clifton Springs
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A far lower share of residents were born overseas in Clifton Springs compared to the rest of Victoria. While 30% of Victorians were born abroad, only 15.2% of people in this area share that experience. This makes the community much more Australian-born than the state or national averages.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English is the most common ancestry at 45.8%, followed by Australian at 38.5%. Other common roots include Irish at 13.3%, Scottish at 12.9%, and German at 4.8%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Most of the population was born in Australia, accounting for 81.3% of residents. The proportion of overseas-born people is far below the national figure of 27.7%, though it has risen slightly from 13.7% in 2011 to 15.2%.
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 Clifton Springs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/203031048/clifton-springs/topic/ancestry-heritage