5.7% ▲ +26.3%
Lower than 98% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 5.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Horsham Surrounds · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Australian ancestry is the most common heritage for people in Horsham Surrounds, where 44.5% of residents claim this descent. This area is predominantly born in Australia, with very few residents arriving from overseas compared to the rest of the state.
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is also very common at 43.1%, followed by German (11.7%), Scottish (11.6%) and Irish (10.0%) roots.
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 5.7% of people here were born overseas, which is far below the Victoria figure of 30.0% and the national figure of 27.7%. This proportion has risen slightly since 2011, while 87.2% of the population was born in Australia.
5.7% ▲ +26.3%
Lower than 98% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in Horsham Surrounds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/215011389/horsham-surrounds/topic/ancestry-heritage