8.5% ▲ +9.6%
Lower than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.8%
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 8.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Towong · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Towong
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 Towong compared to the rest of the state. While Victoria has a high share of overseas born residents, only 8.5% of people here were born abroad, a figure that has barely changed since 2011.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, each making up over 41% of the population, followed by Irish and Scottish roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The typical resident was born in Australia, with 82.2% born here. The 8.5% born overseas is far below the Victorian figure of 30% and the national figure of 27.7%.
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 Towong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/204031072/towong/topic/ancestry-heritage