11.3% ▲ +22.4%
Lower than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.2%
- 2016: 10.1%
- 2021: 11.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Seymour · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Seymour
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Australian ancestry is the most common heritage in Seymour, where 39.5% of people claim this background. The community is predominantly born in Australia, with a small but growing number of residents arriving from overseas in recent years.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is almost as common as Australian at 38.6%. Irish and Scottish backgrounds are also prominent, accounting for 12.1% and 11.0% of the population respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 11.3% of people were born overseas, which is far below the Victorian figure of 30%. While this is much lower than most areas, the proportion of overseas-born residents rose 2.1 percentage points since 2011.
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 Seymour [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/204011059/seymour/topic/ancestry-heritage