12.4% ▼ -8.9%
Lower than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 13.6%
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 12.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Yarra Valley · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Yarra Valley
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 Yarra Valley, where 44.8% of people claim these roots. The area is overwhelmingly Australian-born and has a very low proportion of overseas-born residents compared to the rest of the state.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most frequent, with 44.8% and 41.7% respectively. Irish and Scottish roots are also common, each held by over 11% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 12.4% of people here were born overseas, which is far below the Victoria figure of 30.0% and the national average of 27.7%. This proportion has also fallen slightly since 2011, with 80% of the population 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 Yarra Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/211051286/yarra-valley/topic/ancestry-heritage