7.8% —
Lower than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 7.8%
- 2021: 7.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Moyne - West · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Moyne - West
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Very few residents were born outside Australia in Moyne - West, making it one of the least overseas-born areas in the region. This is a community with deep roots in the UK and Ireland, where English and Australian ancestries are almost equally common.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most frequent at 40.7% and 40.5% respectively, while Irish ancestry is also common at 21.7%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 7.8% of people were born overseas, a figure that has barely changed since 2016 and sits far below the 30% seen across Victoria. Most residents were born in Australia (84.9%), followed by England (2.4%) and New Zealand (1.6%).
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 Moyne - West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/217041478/moyne-west/topic/ancestry-heritage