12.4% ▼ -1.4%
Lower than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 12.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Alexandra · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Alexandra
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 Alexandra compared to the rest of Victoria. Only 12.4% of residents were born outside Australia, which is 18 percentage points below the state figure. This creates a community with very strong ties to traditional roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 45.6%, followed by Australian at 39.4%. Scottish, Irish and German roots are also common, making up 13.6%, 11.6% and 4.2% of the population respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Most of the population was born in Australia (80.5%), and the overseas-born share has barely changed since 2011. England is the most common birthplace outside Australia at 4.2%, followed by New Zealand at 1.3%.
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 Alexandra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/204011054/alexandra/topic/ancestry-heritage