12.2% ▲ +11.9%
Lower than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 12.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Drouin · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Drouin
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A slow rise in the number of overseas-born residents defines Drouin's changing makeup, with 12.2% of people now born outside Australia. This is far below the national figure, as the area remains dominated by those with deep roots in the UK and Ireland.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are most common, each claimed by about 43% of the population. Irish and Scottish roots are also significant, both at 10.7%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 12.2% of people were born overseas, a figure that is far below both the state and national averages. This proportion rose slightly by 1.3 percentage points since 2011, with 82% 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 Drouin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/205011076/drouin/topic/ancestry-heritage