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Mornington - West · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Ancestry & Birthplace in Mornington - West

Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.

About one in five people in Mornington - West were born overseas, which is around the middle for similar areas. This community is predominantly of English and Australian ancestry, with the vast majority of residents born in Australia or the United Kingdom.

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📍 Mornington - West, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Mornington - West sits — People born overseas

21.9% —

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Mornington - West — lower than 51% of areas.

Mornington - West21.9%
3931, VIC 21.2%
Victoria 30.0%
Australia 27.7%

Ancestry

The ancestries people most identify with.

English ancestry is the most common at 46.7%, followed by Australian at 33.2%. Other significant groups include Irish (14.3%), Scottish (13.7%), and Italian (4.6%) roots.

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In Mornington - West, the largest group is English at 38%, followed by Australian (27%) and Irish (12%).

English 46.7% Australian 33.2% Irish 14.3% Scottish 13.7% Italian 4.6% German 3.7% Dutch 2.5% Greek 1.4% Chinese 0.9% Filipino 0.3%

Country of birth

Australia and the largest overseas communities.

The 21.9% of people born overseas is well below the 30.0% seen across Victoria and the 27.7% national figure. Most residents were born in Australia (71.7%), while the largest overseas groups are from England (9.4%) and New Zealand (1.5%).

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 Mornington - West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/214021592/mornington-west/topic/ancestry-heritage