9.0% ▲ +3.7%
Lower than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.6%
- 2016: 7.4%
- 2021: 9.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Ararat Surrounds · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Only 9.0% of people in Ararat Surrounds were born overseas, a figure that has barely changed since 2011. This makes the area far less diverse than the state and national averages. Most residents here trace their roots back to Australia, England, and Scotland.
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries are Australian at 43.4% and English at 39.8%. Scottish (16.4%) and Irish (11.8%) roots are also frequently reported by residents.
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
With 82.0% of people born in Australia, the 9.0% overseas-born population is far below the Victorian average of 30.0%. England is the most common overseas birthplace at 2.6%.
9.0% ▲ +3.7%
Lower than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in Ararat Surrounds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/215011387/ararat-surrounds/topic/ancestry-heritage