7.4% ▲ +23.6%
Lower than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.0%
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 7.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Horsham · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Horsham
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A tiny fraction of the population was born outside Australia, making Horsham's overseas-born community far smaller than the state or national average. Only 7.4% of residents were born overseas, which is among the lowest figures for areas like it.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries are Australian at 41.8% and English at 41.3%, followed by Scottish, Irish and German roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 7.4% of people were born overseas, which is far below the Victorian figure of 30.0% and the national figure of 27.7%. While this is among the lowest levels for similar areas, the proportion of overseas-born residents rose 1.4 points since 2011.
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 Horsham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/215011388/horsham/topic/ancestry-heritage