5.8% ▼ -14.8%
Lower than 98% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.8%
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 5.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Pioneer Valley · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Pioneer Valley
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Fewer people were born overseas in Pioneer Valley in 2021 compared to a decade ago. This is a very traditional area where 81.6% of residents were born in Australia, making it far less diverse than most other parts of the country.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries are Australian at 44.5% and English at 36.7%, followed by Irish, Scottish and German roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 5.8% of people here were born overseas, a figure that fell since 2011 and is far below the national mark of 27.7%. Outside of Australia, New Zealand is the most common birthplace at 1.9%.
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 Pioneer Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/312021351/pioneer-valley/topic/ancestry-heritage