11.7% ▼ -12.5%
Lower than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 13.3%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 11.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Pearcedale - Tooradin · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Pearcedale - Tooradin
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Fewer people were born overseas in Pearcedale - Tooradin in 2021 compared to 2011, with the share falling to 11.7%. This area is now far more likely to be born in Australia than the typical Victorian or Australian resident. The community remains heavily rooted in British and Irish heritage.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English ancestries are the most common, making up 44.0% and 43.7% of the population respectively. Scottish and Irish roots are also prominent, at 10.1% and 9.7%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 11.7% of people here were born overseas, which is far below the Victorian figure of 30.0% and the national figure of 27.7%. This share has fallen by 1.7 percentage points since 2011, with 83.0% of residents 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 Pearcedale - Tooradin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/212031308/pearcedale-tooradin/topic/ancestry-heritage