11.2% ▲ +10.3%
Lower than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.1%
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 11.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Yarram · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Yarram
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common background in Yarram, where 42.7% of people claim this heritage. The area is overwhelmingly Australian-born, with a very small proportion of the population coming from overseas.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Along with 41.5% identifying as Australian, the most common ancestral roots here are Scottish (11.8%) and Irish (11.7%).
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 11.2% of people were born overseas, a figure far below the national 27.7% and the Victorian 30.0%. This proportion rose slightly from 10.1% in 2011, with most overseas-born residents arriving from England.
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 Yarram [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/205051104/yarram/topic/ancestry-heritage