7.3% ▲ +5.3%
Lower than 94% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.9%
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 7.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Southern Grampians · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Southern Grampians
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A gap of over 20 percentage points separates Southern Grampians from Victoria in terms of overseas birthrates. Only 7.3% of people here were born outside Australia, making it one of the least diverse areas in the region. Most residents trace their roots back to British and Irish ancestors.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The strongest ancestral ties are to Australia (42.4%) and England (40.9%), followed by Scottish (15.5%) and Irish (13.5%) heritage.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 7.3% of residents were born overseas, which is far below the Victorian figure of 30.0% and the national rate of 27.7%. This has barely changed since 2011, when the figure was 6.9%, with 85.1% of people born in Australia.
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 Southern Grampians [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/217011423/southern-grampians/topic/ancestry-heritage