15.7% ▲ +25.1%
Lower than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 15.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Bacchus Marsh · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Bacchus Marsh
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Fewer people were born overseas in Bacchus Marsh than in most similar areas. The community is mostly Australian or British in heritage, though the number of people born abroad has risen to 15.7% since the last census.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English are the most common ancestries, at 39.1% and 38.4% respectively. Irish and Scottish heritage are also common, making up 11.6% and 10.9% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 15.7% of residents were born overseas, which is far below the figures for Victoria and Australia. While 80.3% were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are England, India, and New Zealand.
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 Bacchus Marsh [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/213041353/bacchus-marsh/topic/ancestry-heritage