10.4% ▲ +57.8%
Lower than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.6%
- 2016: 7.8%
- 2021: 10.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Stawell · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Stawell
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Stawell than in most other similar areas. While the proportion of overseas-born residents has risen since 2011, the town remains much less diverse in its origins than the rest of Victoria.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English ancestries are the most common, making up 41% and 40.2% of the population respectively. Scottish, Irish, and German roots also feature prominently in the community.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 10.4% of residents were born overseas, which is far below the Victorian figure of 30%. Most people here were born in Australia (79.6%), though this overseas-born group has grown by 3.8 percentage 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 Stawell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/215011392/stawell/topic/ancestry-heritage