10.2% ▼ -4.4%
Lower than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.7%
- 2016: 9.8%
- 2021: 10.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Seymour Surrounds · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Seymour Surrounds
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Australian ancestry is the most common background for people in Seymour Surrounds, making up 43.9% of the population. This area is far less diverse than the rest of the state, with the vast majority of residents born in Australia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is also very common at 39.9%, followed by Irish (13.3%), Scottish (10.4%), and German (5.3%) backgrounds.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 10.2% of people here were born overseas, a figure that is far below the Victorian average of 30% and has barely changed since 2011. Most residents were born in Australia (81.7%), with England (2.7%) and New Zealand (1.1%) being the most common overseas birthplaces.
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 Surrounds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/204011060/seymour-surrounds/topic/ancestry-heritage