19.6% ▲ +1.1%
Lower than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 19.4%
- 2016: 19.0%
- 2021: 19.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Victor Harbor · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Victor Harbor
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common heritage in Victor Harbor, where over half the population claims English roots. This heritage shapes a community where the vast majority of residents were born in Australia or the United Kingdom.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry leads at 52.8%, followed by Australian at 37.2% and Scottish at 11.5%. Other common backgrounds include Irish and German heritage.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 19.6% of people were born overseas, a figure that has barely changed since 2011. This is well below the South Australian figure of 24.1% and the national rate of 27.7%, with England being the most common overseas birthplace at 10.8%.
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 Victor Harbor [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/407011148/victor-harbor/topic/ancestry-heritage