11.4% ▼ -7.3%
Lower than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 11.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Mansfield · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Mansfield
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A slight drop in the overseas-born population has occurred in Mansfield, where only 11.4% of people were born in another country. This is far below the figures for Victoria and Australia, reflecting a community with very strong local roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 41.8%, followed closely by Australian at 38.5%. Irish and Scottish roots are also significant, accounting for 14% and 12.8% of residents.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 11.4% of people here were born overseas, which is much lower than most areas and far below the national figure of 27.7%. This figure fell slightly by 0.9 percentage points since 2011, with nearly 80% of residents born in Australia.
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 Mansfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/204011057/mansfield/topic/ancestry-heritage