14.8% ▼ -3.4%
Lower than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 15.3%
- 2016: 14.5%
- 2021: 14.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Somerville · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Somerville
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Overseas birth rates have barely changed since 2011 in Somerville, with 14.8% of residents born abroad. This is a community with deep roots in the British Isles, where English and Australian ancestries are the most common.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English (47.4%) and Australian (41.8%) ancestries lead the way here, followed by Scottish (11.6%) and Irish (10.9%) roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 14.8% of people were born overseas, which is far below the Victorian figure of 30.0% and the national average of 27.7%. Most residents were born in Australia (81.7%), while England is the most common overseas birthplace at 6.5%.
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 Somerville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/214021385/somerville/topic/ancestry-heritage