12.0% ▲ +2.7%
Lower than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Hurstbridge · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Hurstbridge
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Much fewer people were born overseas in Hurstbridge than in most similar areas. This trend has barely changed over the last decade, and the community remains overwhelmingly Australian-born.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian are the most common ancestries here, at 42.1% and 41.8% respectively, followed by Irish at 16.7% and Scottish at 14.1%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 12.0% of residents were born overseas, which is far below the figures for Victoria (30.0%) and Australia (27.7%). Most of the population was born in Australia (86.1%), with England being the next most common birthplace at 4.9%.
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 Hurstbridge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/209031210/hurstbridge/topic/ancestry-heritage