10.6% ▲ +41.2%
Lower than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.5%
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 10.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Swan Hill Surrounds · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Swan Hill Surrounds
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A far smaller proportion of people were born overseas in Swan Hill Surrounds compared to the rest of the state. Only 10.6% of residents were born outside Australia, which is a huge gap compared to the Victorian average of 30%. This area remains predominantly Australian-born, though overseas birthplaces have risen slightly since 2011.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries are Australian at 41.2% and English at 35.6%. Other notable ancestries include Irish at 10.8%, Scottish at 9.0%, and Italian at 6.2%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 10.6% of residents were born overseas, a figure far below the national average of 27.7% and the Victorian figure of 30%. While this is much lower than most areas, the proportion of overseas-born people rose 3.1 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 Swan Hill Surrounds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/215031405/swan-hill-surrounds/topic/ancestry-heritage