19.9% ▼ -5.2%
Lower than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.0%
- 2016: 20.2%
- 2021: 19.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Seaford · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Seaford
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Around the middle for similar areas, Seaford (Vic.) has a population where nearly 20% of people were born overseas. This is well below the national figure, with the vast majority of residents born in Australia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common here, making up 40.9% and 35.2% of the population. Irish and Scottish backgrounds also feature prominently at 12.8% and 11.4%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of people born overseas is 19.9%, which is far below the Victorian figure of 30.0% and has fallen slightly since 2011. Most residents were born in Australia (74.2%), followed by England at 5.0% and New Zealand at 2.3%.
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 Seaford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/214011375/seaford/topic/ancestry-heritage