8.2% ▲ +8.3%
Lower than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.6%
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 8.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Maffra · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Maffra
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Only 8.2% of people in Maffra were born overseas, making it a community with very few overseas-born residents. This highlights a population deeply rooted in local and traditional European heritage, with Australian and English ancestries dominating the landscape.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English ancestry are most common, accounting for 44.1% and 42.5% of residents respectively, followed by Irish and Scottish roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of overseas-born residents is far below the national figure of 27.7% and barely changed from 7.6% in 2011. Most people were born in Australia, with England and New Zealand being the next most common 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 Maffra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/205051101/maffra/topic/ancestry-heritage