14.3% ▲ +1.3%
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 14.1%
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Flinders · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Flinders
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Flinders than in most other similar areas. This reflects a population with very deep roots in Australia, where the vast majority of residents were born locally or share a strong British and Irish heritage.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 48.6%, followed by Australian at 33.0%. Scottish and Irish roots are also prominent, making up 14.9% and 14.5% of the population respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 14.3% of people were born overseas, a figure that is far below the Victorian average of 30.0% and the national figure of 27.7%. This proportion has barely changed since 2011, with 77.3% 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 Flinders [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/214021378/flinders/topic/ancestry-heritage