11.3% ▲ +24.6%
Lower than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.1%
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 11.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Bairnsdale · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Bairnsdale
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Just 11.3% of people in Bairnsdale were born overseas, making it far less multicultural than most other Australian areas. The population is overwhelmingly of British and Irish descent, with English and Australian being the most common ancestries.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most frequent, making up 42.3% and 40.5% of the population respectively. Scottish, Irish, and German roots follow as the next most common backgrounds.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of people born overseas is far below the national figure of 27.7%, though it has risen 2.2 percentage points since 2011. Most residents were born in Australia (81.2%), followed by England, the Philippines, New Zealand, and India.
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 Bairnsdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/205021081/bairnsdale/topic/ancestry-heritage